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

2. What does Mrs.Tinsley ask her husband to do for their son?

3. The daughter of the Tinsleys grew up to marry a __________.

4. Where does Leeland Lee take a job after losing the meat processing plant?

5. What does Diamond ask his mother in the end of The Mud Below?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What shelter does the rancher offer for the cowpokes to stay the night in The Blood Bay? What does he warn them?

6. What happens to Leeland Lee's meat packing business? What does he do next?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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