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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. Where do the cowpunchers find their friend with the boots?
(a) In the house.
(b) They don't.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In town.

2. What branch of the military does Leeland Lee join in Job History?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Air force.
(d) Marines.

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

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

5. What does one of the cowpokes cut off the dead man?
(a) His hand.
(b) His legs.
(c) His arms.
(d) His head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mero remember taking up to the caves?

2. Where does Mero buy a new car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

3. What does Diamond ask his mother in the end of The Mud Below?

4. In what type of accident was the Tinsleys' son involved?

5. Where had Mero's father taken a job, causing a rift in his family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Leeland Lee's job after the feed store fails? What happens there?

3. Describe the Dunmire family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

4. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

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

6. Why did the Tinsleys' son come home in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

7. What happens when the rancher awakes in The Blood Bay? What is his reaction to the scene?

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

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

10. Who is the oldest son of the Dunmire family? What was his occupation?

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