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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 happens to Mero's car on the road to the ranch?
(a) It becomes stuck.
(b) It is hit by a truck.
(c) It breaks down.
(d) It is hit by a deer.

2. Where does Leeland Lee's wife take a job after the loss of the meat processing plant?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) The police station.
(c) The post office.
(d) A local cafe.

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

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

5. Who told Mero the story of the The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) His father.
(b) His father's girlfriend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the name of the man whose house the cowpunchers stop at for the night in The Blood Bay?

3. Leeland grew up in __________.

4. Leeland Lee begins raising ____________with his father.

5. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Tinsley do to help his son after his return? What did the Tinsleys hear as a result?

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

3. What happens to Leeland Lee's meat packing business? What does he do next?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Leeland Lee, the protagonist in Job History.

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

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

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