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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Javin.
(d) Jason.

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

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

4. Where do the local ranchers prefer to buy feed in Job History?
(a) The Jackson's store.
(b) The city.
(c) The Peterson's store.
(d) The country.

5. What is brand new on the dead man that the cowpunchers find?
(a) His scarf.
(b) His boots.
(c) His hat.
(d) His gloves.

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

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

8. Whom does Mero remember taking up to the caves?
(a) An anthropologist.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

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

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

11. What was the name of the Tinsleys' son?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Rasmussen.
(c) Javin.
(d) Jaxon.

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

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

14. What job does Leeland Lee take after his store fails?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Postal clerk.
(c) Rodeo announcer.
(d) Road crew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?

2. What are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?

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

4. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?

5. Where did Mero go to settle in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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