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

2. What does Ottaline keep in her room?
(a) A television.
(b) A scanner.
(c) A computer.
(d) A horse.

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

4. Who is the fourth woman in A Lonely Coast?
(a) Alma.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shy said he had gone to a protest of ranchers killing ______________.

2. What does Sutton Muddyman own and run in Pair a Spurs?

3. What young man is against cattle in the West and wrote a book about his opinions in The Governors of Wyoming?

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

5. Where was Car taking his cows when one of his men lost his jacket?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Ottaline's belief, what object talks to her The Bunchgrass Edge of the World? How does she find it?

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

10. Describe Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What is her ultimate objective?

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