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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 organization does Diamond sign a contract with after graduation?

2. Where did Diamond grow up in The Mud Below?

3. The man warn the cowpunchers who spend the night at his house about _____________.

4. Whom does Mero remember taking up to the caves?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe the symbolism and imagery used in the story Pair a Spurs. What is the theme of this narrative? How is it supported by the imagery?

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