Lonesome Dove Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is July's main concern about Elmira?
(a) That she is expecting a baby
(b) That she used to be a prostitute
(c) That she might be ill
(d) That she left

2. What did Call give Newt in honor of his first trip to Mexico to round up livestock?
(a) The true story of his father
(b) A watch
(c) A horse
(d) A gun and holster

3. What is Deets looking for when he finds Lorena and Jake?
(a) A place for the herd to cross the river
(b) Call's watch
(c) His calvary cap
(d) Lorena's horse

4. What is the name of the rich Mexican bandit?
(a) Sean
(b) Wilbarger
(c) Pedro
(d) Chick

5. What do Peach and Charlie Barnes want Roscoe to do, once they discover Elmira is gone?
(a) They want him to go after July to tell him his wife is missing.
(b) They want him to wait for July to come home to tell him the bad news.
(c) They want him to send July a telegram.
(d) They want him to quit as deputy.

6. What does Jake think about doing with Lorena?
(a) Marrying her
(b) Selling her to the Indians
(c) Making her become a prostitute again
(d) Leaving her in a town somewhere

7. What does Louisa want from Roscoe?
(a) A child
(b) To let her come with him
(c) To marry her and help with the farm
(d) To help her find her husband

8. Who rides up while Gus is bathing in the river in Lorena and Jake's camp?
(a) Willie Montgomery
(b) Jake
(c) Deets
(d) Blue Duck

9. The morning after the storm, who is missing?
(a) Newt
(b) Gus
(c) Lippy
(d) Allen

10. What does Call do every night, now that he has decided to go to Montana?
(a) He rounds up free Mexican cattle.
(b) He visits Maggie.
(c) He goes to the Dry Bean to get drunk.
(d) He sleeps peacefully on his feather bed.

11. Who did Clara marry?
(a) Bob Allen
(b) Pea Eye
(c) Gus
(d) Jake Spoon

12. Maggie told Gus _____ was Newt's father?
(a) Gus
(b) Pea Eye
(c) Call
(d) Jake

13. How many times has Gus been married?
(a) Twice
(b) None
(c) Once
(d) Three Times

14. How does Gus feel about going to Montana?
(a) It sounds like too much work.
(b) He can go for a spell, and if he does not like it, he can always come back.
(c) He cannot wait to get started.
(d) He would rather go back to Tennessee.

15. Where do Gus and Call go after finding a new wagon and mules?
(a) Back to the herd
(b) The Buckhorn saloon
(c) Austin
(d) Clara's Orchard

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Elmira actually leave?

2. Which kind of customer does Lorena prefer?

3. Who ropes the second horse for the O'Brien brothers?

4. Who returned during breakfast?

5. Who helps Roscoe when he fears he will not even find Texas?

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