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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what pretense is the Tinsleys' visitor there to see them?
(a) Selling horses.
(b) Selling Bibles.
(c) Selling hay.
(d) Selling a windmill.

2. The Tinsleys' son was unable to ________________upon his return in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.
(a) Walk.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Speak.
(d) Move.

3. The roper who joins Diamond on tour in The Mud Below is a ____________.
(a) Murderer.
(b) Christian.
(c) Vacuum salesman.
(d) Convict.

4. Where do the cowpunchers find their friend with the boots?
(a) They don't.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In town.
(d) In the house.

5. Where did Mero go to settle in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) New York.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Massachusetts.

6. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A statue of an elk.
(b) The steer walking.
(c) A woman walking.
(d) A nun.

7. What is Mero's brother's name?
(a) Rollo.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Manny.
(d) James.

8. Leeland's oldest son leases the old gas station to open a motorcycle repair shop and ___________.
(a) Clothing store.
(b) Auto sales store.
(c) Bait shop.
(d) Steak house.

9. What is brand new on the dead man that the cowpunchers find?
(a) His hat.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His scarf.
(d) His boots.

10. From where did Diamond know his first touring partner in The Mud Below?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) High school.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) College.

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

12. Where do the local ranchers prefer to buy feed in Job History?
(a) The city.
(b) The country.
(c) The Peterson's store.
(d) The Jackson's store.

13. Where does Diamond decide to go to school?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Wyoming.

14. Diamond's mother refused to raise her children on a ___________.
(a) Tour.
(b) Estate.
(c) Plantation.
(d) Ranch.

15. What is the name of Ice Dunmire's eldest son in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?
(a) Javin.
(b) Jason.
(c) Justin.
(d) Jaxon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leeland grew up in __________.

2. The homeowner took money from the cowpunchers by _________________.

3. Whom does Diamond begin touring with after graduation?

4. Who awakes to find the severed limbs?

5. Where did Ice Dunmire go to make enough money to buy some land and bring his wife and children in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

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