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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was life like before the arrival of mass communication?
(a) Slower.
(b) More dangerous.
(c) Families were closer.
(d) More interesting.

2. What does Lonzo suggest?
(a) Resting the next day until the vet returns.
(b) Sneaking the cattle off.
(c) Fighting the government.
(d) Getting a second opinion.

3. Who is Mr. Burris?
(a) The movie theater manager in Thalia.
(b) The state vet.
(c) An old friend of Granddad.
(d) Jesse's uncle.

4. What does Granddad call money from oil?
(a) Private money from public interest.
(b) Easy.
(c) Tainted.
(d) Meaningless.

5. What does Mr. Burris say needs to be done?
(a) Take the cattle back to Mexico.
(b) Vaccinate all cattle that do not yet show signs of the disease.
(c) Kill Granddad's cattle.
(d) Take the cattle to a meat-packing plant before they are sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Lonnie reminisce in the Prologue?

2. Who does Lonnie see in Thalia?

3. What is Granddad's response to Mr. Burris?

4. What does Lonnie do with his buddies?

5. Why is Mr. Burris dismayed?

(see the answer key)

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