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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room was Mrs. Croom barred from entering?

2. What does Mrs. Croom use to break into the room she's been barred from in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

3. What did one of Car's men suffer from while another lost his jacket?

4. Where did Car go after his men were injured taking cattle in Pair of Spurs?

5. Aladdin become sick with ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Aladdin take over the ranch in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

2. What did Car do once his wife refused to take him back in Pair a Spurs?

3. How does Aladdin die in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

4. How does Ottaline meet her "knight" in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

5. Where do Josanna and others go to "bar-hop" in A Lonely Coast? What accident occurs?

6. In A Lonely Coast, who are the subjects?

7. What is the argument between Roany and Wade caused by?

8. Describe the two main characters of Pair a Spurs. How do they know one another?

9. Describe the narration style of A Lonely Coast. How does it differ from the other short stories in the collection?

10. What is the narrator's occupation in A Lonely Coast? What do the other women do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of infidelity as it applies to the different stories in Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How is infidelity viewed in the different narratives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character Diamond Felts in The Mud Below and his relationship with his mother. What has complicated this relationship? What has been the result?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the symbolism and themes of the story The Half-Skinned Steer. What is significant about the caves and the story told by Mero's father's girlfriend?

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