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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. Who is due to come by when Aladdin is sick?
(a) The feed dealer.
(b) The postal carrier.
(c) The livestock dealer.
(d) The Bible salesman.

2. How did Rancher Croom die?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He drowned himself.
(c) He stepped off a cliff.
(d) He hung himself.

3. What do Roany and Wade fight about?
(a) Other women.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Eating meat.

4. What is Shy's last name?
(a) Paulson.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Smith.
(d) Hamp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Josanna's occupation?

2. Where is Red forced to live in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

3. What is the name of Aladdin's youngest daughter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Aladdin take over the ranch in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where do Josanna and others go to "bar-hop" in A Lonely Coast? What accident occurs?

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