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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 male friend decides to join the group in hitting the bars in town?
(a) Jack.
(b) Fred.
(c) Barry.
(d) Paul.

2. Where has Ottaline's father abandoned all the old, broken ranch machinery?
(a) The shed.
(b) The outhouse.
(c) The quarry.
(d) The barn.

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

4. What does Elk hit while driving?
(a) A church bus.
(b) A horse trailer.
(c) A semi.
(d) A school bus.

5. Car is suffering from a down turn in _________________.
(a) Stock prices.
(b) Beef prices.
(c) Oil prices.
(d) Land prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Car do when his wife refused to go back to him?

2. What is the name of Aladdin's eldest daughter?

3. Where did Aladdin's youngest daughter take a job?

4. Whom does the narrator see Elk flirting with at the bar?

5. How many years had it been since Mrs. Croom had seen the blocked off room in her house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator observe which foreshadows the ending of A Lonely Coast?

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

4. What is the narrator's occupation in A Lonely Coast? What do the other women do for a living?

5. Describe the narration style of A Lonely Coast. How does it differ from the other short stories in the collection?

6. What is the argument between Roany and Wade caused by?

7. Describe the narrative style of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump. What is this story about?

8. What is suggested by the ending of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

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

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

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