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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. Leeland Lee's first job falls through because ____________ is built.

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

3. What is brand new on the dead man that the cowpunchers find?

4. The Tinsleys hear that their son has been going out and _____________.

5. Where did Ice Dunmire's son go to work for a time before returning to the ranch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is told in the exposition of The Blood Bay? What is the setting of the story? Who is involved?

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

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

7. Describe Leeland Lee, the protagonist in Job History.

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

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

10. What happens when the rancher awakes in The Blood Bay? What is his reaction to the scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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