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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Lonely Coast.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Car's best friend?
(a) Jason Warson.
(b) Mitch Bradley.
(c) John Wrench.
(d) Jackson Spur.

2. Whom does Muddyman sell his ranch to in Pair of Spurs?
(a) A church.
(b) An oil tycoon.
(c) A Hollywood actor.
(d) A Wall Street businessman.

3. Where had Mero's father taken a job, causing a rift in his family?
(a) The feed store.
(b) The post office.
(c) The local bar.
(d) The military.

4. What is the name of the man whose house the cowpunchers stop at for the night in The Blood Bay?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Williams.
(c) Grice.
(d) Pace.

5. Where does Mero buy a new car in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator see Elk flirting with at the bar?

2. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?

3. What does Ice Dunmire's eldest son sell during slow periods to help with the family finances?

4. What did Car do when his wife refused to go back to him?

5. In what year is the story The Blood Bay set?

(see the answer key)

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