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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury does Diamond receive to the point of needing surgery?
(a) Broken arm.
(b) Broken neck.
(c) Herniated disc.
(d) Dislocated shoulder.

2. Who told Mero the story of the The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) His father.
(b) His father's girlfriend.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His brother.

3. Who has died in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Mero's sister.
(b) Mero.
(c) Mero's mother.
(d) Rollo.

4. What did Mero remember from the caves in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A dead body.
(b) Drawings.
(c) A bear.
(d) A spring.

5. Where is Mero driving in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Missouri.

6. Who had abandoned Diamond?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

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

8. Leeland Lee grew up on what kind of farm in Job History?
(a) Dairy farm.
(b) Cattle farm.
(c) Chicken farm.
(d) Hog farm.

9. What does Ice Dunmire's eldest son sell during slow periods to help with the family finances?
(a) Encyclopedias.
(b) Windmills.
(c) Vacuum cleaners.
(d) Bibles.

10. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?
(a) Truck driving.
(b) Meat processing plant.
(c) The Army.
(d) Post office.

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

12. One of the cowpunchers wakes up to realize it is ___________birthday.
(a) His son's.
(b) His wife's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His mother's.

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

14. In what type of accident was the Tinsleys' son involved?
(a) Military.
(b) Tractor.
(c) Rodeo.
(d) Automobile.

15. The Tinsleys hear that their son has been going out and _____________.
(a) Exposing himself.
(b) Firing a gun.
(c) Shooting at cows.
(d) Tearing down fences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What store does Leeland Lee open after he quits trucking the second time in Job History?

2. What are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?

3. The cowpunchers gain a place to stay in a man's ___________.

4. From where did Diamond know his first touring partner in The Mud Below?

5. Where did Ice Dunmire's son go to work for a time before returning to the ranch?

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