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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. How is Rancher Croom's beer described?
(a) Warm.
(b) Flat.
(c) Yeasty.
(d) Malty.

2. Shy said he had gone to a protest of ranchers killing ______________.
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Buffalo.

3. What is Elk's last name in A Lonely Coast?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Nelson.
(c) James.
(d) Wilson.

4. Whom does the narrator see Elk flirting with at the bar?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Maria.
(d) Palma.

5. A Lonely Coast examines the lives of how many women who reside in a small Wyoming town?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Ottaline's father abandoned all the old, broken ranch machinery?

2. Who is the fourth woman in A Lonely Coast?

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

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

5. What is the narrator's profession in A Lonely Coast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Croom find in the attic?

4. What leads to trouble with Shy and Wade in The Governors of Wyoming? Who runs away?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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