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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 are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?

2. The store that Leeland Lee and his wife open is in the same location as ______________.

3. What did Mero remember from the caves in The Half-Skinned Steer?

4. In what year is the story The Blood Bay set?

5. Who told Mero the story of the The Half-Skinned Steer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mero recall of his brother in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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

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

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

5. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

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

7. What happens when Mero first finds the road to the ranch in The Half-Skinned Steer?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of A Lonely Coast. How is the narrative point of view in this short story different from the others? What effect does this have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water. What is the meaning of the title? How does the ending of the story reinforce this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of infidelity as it applies to the different stories in Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How is infidelity viewed in the different narratives?

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