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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The store that Leeland Lee and his wife open is in the same location as ______________.
(a) The gas station.
(b) His son's home.
(c) Their childhood home.
(d) His father's ranch.

2. Who had abandoned Diamond?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. Diamond's mother refused to raise her children on a ___________.
(a) Tour.
(b) Ranch.
(c) Estate.
(d) Plantation.

4. Where is Mero driving in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Missouri.

5. What does the homeowner believe that his horse has done to the cowpuncher?
(a) Bitten him.
(b) Eaten him.
(c) Kicked him.
(d) Taken to him.

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

7. 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.

8. What kind of car does Mero have in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) GMC.
(b) Camaro.
(c) Ford.
(d) Cadillac.

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

10. The Tinsleys hear that their son has been going out and _____________.
(a) Tearing down fences.
(b) Shooting at cows.
(c) Firing a gun.
(d) Exposing himself.

11. The man warn the cowpunchers who spend the night at his house about _____________.
(a) His dog.
(b) His horse.
(c) His bull.
(d) His wife.

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

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

14. Whom does Diamond begin touring with after graduation?
(a) Samson.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Peter.
(d) Leecil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Tinsleys' son was unable to ________________upon his return in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

2. What does one of the cowpunchers throw near the woodpile by where he was sleeping before leaving?

3. From where did Diamond know his first touring partner in The Mud Below?

4. Who threw the Tinsleys' daughter into the river?

5. Leeland grew up in __________.

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