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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Diamond receive to the point of needing surgery?

2. Who threw the Tinsleys' daughter into the river?

3. What is the name of Ice Dunmire's eldest son in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

4. What causes Leeland Lee to quit trucking in Job History?

5. What job does Leeland Lee take after his store fails?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Dunmire family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

2. What is Diamond's reaction to his mother's attempt to change his mind in The Mud Below?

3. What does Leeland Lee do after returning from the army in Job History?

4. How does the cowpuncher take the boots in The Blood Bay?

5. What is Leeland Lee's job after the feed store fails? What happens there?

6. Where does Diamond go to school? What is his success there?

7. What does Mr. Tinsley do to help his son after his return? What did the Tinsleys hear as a result?

8. How does Mero escape being trapped with his car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

9. Who becomes Diamond's second tour partner? How is this character described?

10. Why did the Tinsleys' son come home in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What are her dreams and fears? What eccentricities does she have?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Leeland Lee in Job History. What are his objectives in life? What obstacles does he face? What are his relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the subject of gender in the stories of Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How are women and men portrayed differently? How do time and place affect this difference?

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