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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Diamond's mother take him to meet?
(a) An agent.
(b) His real father.
(c) An old rodeo champion.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

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

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

6. What does one of the cowpunchers throw near the woodpile by where he was sleeping before leaving?
(a) His gloves.
(b) The legs.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His hat.

7. What does Mr. Tinsley buy his son?
(a) A horse.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A car.
(d) A windmill.

8. In what year is the story The Blood Bay set?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1886.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What injury does Diamond receive to the point of needing surgery?

3. The store that Leeland Lee and his wife open is in the same location as ______________.

4. Leeland Lee and his wife take over a meat processing plant after ______________.

5. What kind of car does Mero have in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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