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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Leeland Lee marry in Job History?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Jeri.
(d) Lori.

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

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

5. What organization does Diamond sign a contract with after graduation?
(a) PRCA.
(b) PRRC.
(c) PCCR.
(d) PCA.

6. 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?
(a) Laramie, WY.
(b) Cheyenne, WY.
(c) Magenta, WY.
(d) Station, WY.

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

8. How many miles down to the neighboring ranch does Mero decide to walk in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

9. Leeland Lee's first job falls through because ____________ is built.
(a) A new post office.
(b) A city hall.
(c) An office building.
(d) An interstate.

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

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

12. How much money does the homeowner give to the two cowpunchers in The Blood Bay?
(a) 100 gold dollars.
(b) 20 gold dollars.
(c) 50 gold dollars.
(d) 40 gold dollars.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one of the cowpokes cut off the dead man?

3. Where do the local ranchers prefer to buy feed in Job History?

4. Where is Mero driving in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. Where does Diamond decide to go to school?

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