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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Leeland Lee grew up on what kind of farm in Job History?
(a) Chicken farm.
(b) Hog farm.
(c) Dairy farm.
(d) Cattle farm.

5. Once Leeland Lee returns from the military, he and his wife open a __________________.
(a) Gun store.
(b) Bait store.
(c) Feed store.
(d) Grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Mero the story of the The Half-Skinned Steer?

2. Leeland's oldest son leases the old gas station to open a motorcycle repair shop and ___________.

3. How many more sons did Ice Dunmire's wife bear once in Wyoming?

4. Where do the cowpunchers find their friend with the boots?

5. Where is Mero driving in The Half-Skinned Steer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Blood Bay, why is the setting important?

2. Who becomes Diamond's second tour partner? How is this character described?

3. How does the cowpuncher take the boots in The Blood Bay?

4. What takes place early the next morning in The Blood Bay?

5. What is the theme of Job History? How does the ending of the story indicate this?

6. What does Mero recall of his brother in The Half-Skinned Steer?

7. Who is the protagonist of The Mud Below? How is this character's relationship with his mother?

8. What is told in the exposition of The Blood Bay? What is the setting of the story? Who is involved?

9. What happens when Mero first finds the road to the ranch in The Half-Skinned Steer?

10. What leads to Diamond's trip home to see his mother in The Mud Below? Who does he meet while there?

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