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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blood Bay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the rancher cut from the steer before going to dinner?
(a) Its antlers.
(b) Its tongue.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its ears.

2. How does Diamond's mother feel about his choice of schools in The Mud Below?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Proud.

3. What kind of school does Diamond decide to attend?
(a) Business school.
(b) Bull riding school.
(c) Arts school.
(d) Medical school.

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

5. What does one of the cowpokes cut off the dead man?
(a) His head.
(b) His arms.
(c) His legs.
(d) His hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the young man die in the beginning of The Blood Bay?

2. Where does Mero buy a new car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

3. Whom does Diamond's mother take him to meet?

4. Who has died in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. Where did Diamond work for a day while in high school?

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