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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 refers to a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, and ear edges?
(a) Molten.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Ruddish.
(d) Bay.

2. In what year is the story The Blood Bay set?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1886.

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

4. Who threw the Tinsleys' daughter into the river?
(a) Mrs. Tinsley.
(b) Mrs. Fanny.
(c) Mrs. Freeze.
(d) Mrs. Dunmire.

5. The store that Leeland Lee and his wife open is in the same location as ______________.
(a) The gas station.
(b) Their childhood home.
(c) His son's home.
(d) His father's ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Diamond begin touring with after graduation?

2. Whom does Leeland Lee marry in Job History?

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

4. What affliction has given the Tinsleys' son fever?

5. What kind of school does Diamond decide to attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the narrative of Job History. What is the voice? What is the subject of the story?

8. Describe the Tinsley family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

9. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

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

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