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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. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?

2. In what type of accident was the Tinsleys' son involved?

3. How many more sons did Ice Dunmire's wife bear once in Wyoming?

4. Who had abandoned Diamond?

5. Leeland Lee grew up on what kind of farm in Job History?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the theme of Job History? How does the ending of the story indicate this?

4. What takes place early the next morning in The Blood Bay?

5. What leads to Diamond's trip home to see his mother in The Mud Below? Who does he meet while there?

6. Who told Mero the story about the steer that was half-skinned? What happened in the story?

7. In The Blood Bay, why is the setting important?

8. What happens as Mero progresses along his drive in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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

10. Who is the protagonist of The Mud Below? How is this character's relationship with his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrative style of Job History. What is the narrative point of view? How does this reflect on the tone of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character Diamond Felts in The Mud Below and his relationship with his mother. What has complicated this relationship? What has been the result?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the setting relates to the plot and action of the story The Blood Bay. What understanding comes along with the time and place of the narrative?

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