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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many more sons did Ice Dunmire's wife bear once in Wyoming?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. What store does Leeland Lee open after he quits trucking the second time in Job History?
(a) Meat processing store.
(b) Feed store.
(c) Clothing store.
(d) Gas station.

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

5. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

7. What refers to a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, and ear edges?
(a) Molten.
(b) Ruddish.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Bay.

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

9. Where does Mero encounter confusing construction zones?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chattanooga.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Jackson.

10. What happens to Mero's car on the road to the ranch?
(a) It is hit by a deer.
(b) It breaks down.
(c) It is hit by a truck.
(d) It becomes stuck.

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

12. Where did Diamond grow up in The Mud Below?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kansas.

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

14. The daughter of the Tinsleys grew up to marry a __________.
(a) Businessman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Lawyer.

15. Who threw the Tinsleys' daughter into the river?
(a) Mrs. Dunmire.
(b) Mrs. Freeze.
(c) Mrs. Tinsley.
(d) Mrs. Fanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ice Dunmire's eldest son in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

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

3. What is brand new on the dead man that the cowpunchers find?

4. How many miles down to the neighboring ranch does Mero decide to walk in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. What does the homeowner believe that his horse has done to the cowpuncher?

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