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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. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A woman walking.
(b) A nun.
(c) The steer walking.
(d) A statue of an elk.

2. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?
(a) Meat processing plant.
(b) The Army.
(c) Post office.
(d) Truck driving.

3. What store does Leeland Lee open after he quits trucking the second time in Job History?
(a) Meat processing store.
(b) Gas station.
(c) Feed store.
(d) Clothing store.

4. Where did Diamond work for a day while in high school?
(a) A trash company.
(b) A meat-packing plant.
(c) A local ranch.
(d) A metal plant.

5. What are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?
(a) Mottling.
(b) Black points.
(c) Color points.
(d) Spotting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Mero have in The Half-Skinned Steer?

2. What is the name of Ice Dunmire's eldest son in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

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

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

5. Where was Mero raised in The Half-Skinned Steer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

2. What leads to Mero's drive in The Half-Skinned Steer? Where is he going?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Diamond go to school? What is his success there?

9. How does Mero escape being trapped with his car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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

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