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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. Car finds his wife sleeping with ______________.
(a) Jackson Spur.
(b) Sutton Muddyman.
(c) John Wrench.
(d) Michael Warren.

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

3. How many years had it been since Mrs. Croom had seen the blocked off room in her house?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

4. Who actually arrives at the farm in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?
(a) The livestock dealer.
(b) The livestock dealer's wife.
(c) The local sheriff.
(d) The livestock dealer's son.

5. Where does the group in A Lonely Coast decide to go bar hopping?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Fort Wayne.
(c) Plymoth.
(d) Casper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the person the narrator found her husband cheating on her with in A Lonely Coast?

2. Who had Shy actually gone to see while he was away?

3. What room was Mrs. Croom barred from entering?

4. What does Ottaline keep in her room?

5. Mrs. Croom recognized the women from ________________in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Car's first experience like being near the spurs in Pair a Spurs?

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

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

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