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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 does the homeowner believe that his horse has done to the cowpuncher?
(a) Taken to him.
(b) Bitten him.
(c) Kicked him.
(d) Eaten him.

2. What does Diamond injure, forcing him to return home for a short while in The Mud Below?
(a) His back.
(b) His neck.
(c) His knee.
(d) His arm.

3. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What does Diamond ask his mother in the end of The Mud Below?
(a) Why his father left.
(b) Who his brother is.
(c) Why his mother left.
(d) Who his father is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Diamond know his first touring partner in The Mud Below?

2. What characteristic defines the character of Diamond in The Mud Below?

3. Where did Diamond grow up in The Mud Below?

4. How does Diamond's mother feel about his choice of schools in The Mud Below?

5. Whom does Leeland Lee marry in Job History?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

7. What happens when Mr. Tinsley gives their son a bath?

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

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

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

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