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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The description for Rancher Croom refers to him as "that warm-handed, quick-foot ____" in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump.
(a) Stealer.
(b) Rustler.
(c) Romancer.
(d) Dancer.

2. Who had Shy actually gone to see while he was away?
(a) His mother.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

3. Rumors say that Josanna lost her job because she was __________ while working.
(a) Drinking beer.
(b) Smoking cigarettes.
(c) Using cocaine.
(d) Smoking marijuana.

4. Aladdin become sick with ___________.
(a) The flu.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Measles.
(d) Malaria.

5. How did Josanna and Elk meet?
(a) At the rodeo.
(b) Personals ads.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At church.

6. Josanna was rumored to have _____________ .
(a) Shot her sister.
(b) Shot her mother.
(c) Shot her brother.
(d) Shot her lover.

7. What was the name of Car's wife?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jeri.

8. The narrator of A Lonely Coast ran ______________with her husband previously.
(a) A feed shop.
(b) A bar.
(c) A diner.
(d) A ranch.

9. What does Elk hit while driving?
(a) A church bus.
(b) A horse trailer.
(c) A semi.
(d) A school bus.

10. Where did Car go after his men were injured taking cattle in Pair of Spurs?
(a) The hospital.
(b) To the rodeo.
(c) To his sister's.
(d) Home.

11. The narrator of A Lonely Coast finds her husband sleeping with _______________.
(a) His cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A ranch hand.

12. Whom does Car continue to blame for his wife having left him?
(a) Inez.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Jeri.

13. What room was Mrs. Croom barred from entering?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) The shed.
(d) The guest bedroom.

14. What type of tractor does Ottaline's father have in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?
(a) John Deere 1200.
(b) John Deere 4020.
(c) John Deere 4040.
(d) John Deere 4030.

15. What did Car do when his wife refused to go back to him?
(a) Shot her dog.
(b) Shot himself.
(c) Shot her.
(d) Shot her car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Aladdin have?

2. Where did Rancher Croom keep his beer?

3. What do Roany and Wade fight about?

4. What is Josanna's last name?

5. Where does Rancher Croom ride his horse at night?

(see the answer keys)

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