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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cowpunchers came across the dead man in The Blood Bay?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

5. Where did Diamond work for a day while in high school?
(a) A metal plant.
(b) A local ranch.
(c) A trash company.
(d) A meat-packing plant.

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

7. Leeland Lee and his wife take over a meat processing plant after ______________.
(a) The owner retired.
(b) The owner died.
(c) The owner was imprisoned.
(d) The owner went bankrupt.

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

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

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

11. What branch of the military does Leeland Lee join in Job History?
(a) Air force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

12. What does Diamond injure, forcing him to return home for a short while in The Mud Below?
(a) His neck.
(b) His knee.
(c) His arm.
(d) His back.

13. What characteristic defines the character of Diamond in The Mud Below?
(a) Small.
(b) Bald.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Tall.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who awakes to find the severed limbs?

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

4. What was the name of the Tinsleys' son?

5. What kind of school does Diamond decide to attend?

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