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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. Where did Rancher Croom keep his beer?
(a) His room.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The attic.
(d) The garage.

2. What does Mrs. Croom use to break into the room she's been barred from in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?
(a) A broom.
(b) A pitchfork.
(c) A saw.
(d) A hatchet.

3. The narrator of A Lonely Coast finds her husband sleeping with _______________.
(a) His cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A ranch hand.
(d) Her sister.

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

5. Who is Car's foreman?
(a) Junior Watson.
(b) Mr. Freeze.
(c) Andy Williams.
(d) Sutton Muddyman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ottaline hope to do in order to attract a man?

3. How was Shy's entire family killed in The Governors of Wyoming?

4. What happened to the man driving the horse trailer in A Lonely Coast?

5. Josanna was rumored to have _____________ .

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the two main characters of Pair a Spurs. How do they know one another?

9. How does Aladdin die in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

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

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