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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The cowpunchers gain a place to stay in a man's ___________.
(a) Living room.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Shed.
(d) Porch.

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

3. How does the young man die in the beginning of The Blood Bay?
(a) He freezes to death.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is thrown from his horse.
(d) He is shot.

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

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

6. Leeland's first job is at ______________.
(a) A feed store.
(b) A post office.
(c) A gas station.
(d) A ranch.

7. What does Mrs.Tinsley ask her husband to do for their son?
(a) Give him a bath.
(b) Put him to bed.
(c) Wash his hair.
(d) Take him to the doctor.

8. 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) Bay.
(b) Molten.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Ruddish.

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

10. Who awakes to find the severed limbs?
(a) Grice.
(b) Pace.
(c) Williams.
(d) Jackson.

11. What caused the rancher to be forgetful in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) A plate in his head.
(d) A birth disorder.

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

13. What causes Leeland Lee to quit trucking in Job History?
(a) His mother dies.
(b) His baby gets sick.
(c) His father gets sick.
(d) His wife leaves him.

14. The roper who joins Diamond on tour in The Mud Below is a ____________.
(a) Convict.
(b) Vacuum salesman.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction has given the Tinsleys' son fever?

2. How many sons did Ice Dunmire's wife bring with her to Wyoming?

3. What does Diamond injure, forcing him to return home for a short while in The Mud Below?

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

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

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