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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ice Dunmire's eldest son sell during slow periods to help with the family finances?
(a) Windmills.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) Vacuum cleaners.

2. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. What branch of the military does Leeland Lee join in Job History?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air force.
(d) Army.

4. Leeland Lee begins raising ____________with his father.
(a) Hogs.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Chickens.

5. What are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?
(a) Color points.
(b) Black points.
(c) Mottling.
(d) Spotting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who awakes to find the severed limbs?

2. The roper who joins Diamond on tour in The Mud Below is a ____________.

3. Where does Mero encounter confusing construction zones?

4. Where do the cowpunchers find their friend with the boots?

5. What does Mr. Tinsley buy his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes Diamond's second tour partner? How is this character described?

2. What shelter does the rancher offer for the cowpokes to stay the night in The Blood Bay? What does he warn them?

3. Describe the Tinsley family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

4. What happens as Mero progresses along his drive in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. What happens when the rancher awakes in The Blood Bay? What is his reaction to the scene?

6. How does Mero escape being trapped with his car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

7. What is Leeland Lee's job after the feed store fails? What happens there?

8. Who is the protagonist of The Mud Below? How is this character's relationship with his mother?

9. Who told Mero the story about the steer that was half-skinned? What happened in the story?

10. What leads to Mero's drive in The Half-Skinned Steer? Where is he going?

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