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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. Leeland Lee's first job falls through because ____________ is built.
(a) A city hall.
(b) A new post office.
(c) An interstate.
(d) An office building.

2. Where did Ice Dunmire's son go to work for a time before returning to the ranch?
(a) The movie industry.
(b) The rodeo.
(c) The circus.
(d) New York.

3. How many miles down to the neighboring ranch does Mero decide to walk in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

4. Where had Mero's father taken a job, causing a rift in his family?
(a) The feed store.
(b) The military.
(c) The local bar.
(d) The post office.

5. How many cowpunchers came across the dead man in The Blood Bay?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cowpunchers gain a place to stay in a man's ___________.

2. What is Mero's brother's name?

3. The Tinsleys hear that their son has been going out and _____________.

4. Where does Diamond decide to go to school?

5. What store does Leeland Lee open after he quits trucking the second time in Job History?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shelter does the rancher offer for the cowpokes to stay the night in The Blood Bay? What does he warn them?

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

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

4. Who told Mero the story about the steer that was half-skinned? What happened in the story?

5. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

6. What is Diamond's reaction to his mother's attempt to change his mind in The Mud Below?

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

8. What happens as Mero progresses along his drive in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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

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

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