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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. One of the bodies in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump was wrapped in what "from nipple to knee"?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Garbage bags.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Newspaper.

2. What is the name of Aladdin's youngest daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Shan.
(c) Diane.
(d) Michelle.

3. What is the narrator's profession in A Lonely Coast?
(a) Operator.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Saleswoman.
(d) Waitress.

4. Where does Rancher Croom ride his horse at night?
(a) To a cliff.
(b) To a graveyard.
(c) To New York.
(d) To a church.

5. Where is Red forced to live in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?
(a) The garage.
(b) The shed.
(c) The pantry.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of job did Aladdin's youngest daughter take?

2. What type of tractor does Ottaline's father have in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

3. A Lonely Coast examines the lives of how many women who reside in a small Wyoming town?

4. Car is suffering from a down turn in _________________.

5. What does Aladdin purchase to help him oversee the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Car's discovery of his wife's cheating in Pair a Spurs?

2. How did the "spurs" arrive in Pair a Spurs?

3. What action is described in the beginning of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

4. What did Car do once his wife refused to take him back in Pair a Spurs?

5. Describe the narration of Pair a Spurs. What does the exposition relate about Car?

6. What events happen at the ending of A Lonely Coast?

7. In A Lonely Coast, who are the subjects?

8. How does Ottaline meet her "knight" in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

9. Who is picking up Wade in The Governors of Wyoming? How do they know each other?

10. Where does Shy return from in The Governors of Wyoming? Where does he say he's been?

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