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

2. What does the homeowner believe that his horse has done to the cowpuncher?

3. How does the young man die in the beginning of The Blood Bay?

4. What kind of school does Diamond decide to attend?

5. What organization does Diamond sign a contract with after graduation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Mr. Tinsley gives their son a bath?

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

5. What leads to Mero's drive in The Half-Skinned Steer? Where is he going?

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the oldest son of the Dunmire family? What was his occupation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism and themes of the story The Half-Skinned Steer. What is significant about the caves and the story told by Mero's father's girlfriend?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Car Scope and Sutton Muddyman in Pair a Spurs. How are these men similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of the narrator and Josanna in A Lonely Coast. What in their past ties these women together? Why?

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