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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 happened to the man driving the horse trailer in A Lonely Coast?

2. Where was Car taking his cows when one of his men lost his jacket?

3. Why is Josanna in a bad mood when she arrives at the bar?

4. Ottaline thinks she hears ___________________talking to her.

5. What is the name of the ranch where Car lives in Pair a Spurs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's occupation in A Lonely Coast? What do the other women do for a living?

2. What is the argument between Roany and Wade caused by?

3. According to Ottaline's belief, what object talks to her The Bunchgrass Edge of the World? How does she find it?

4. Who is picking up Wade in The Governors of Wyoming? How do they know each other?

5. What is Car's first experience like being near the spurs in Pair a Spurs?

6. What action is described in the beginning of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

7. In A Lonely Coast, who are the subjects?

8. What events happen at the ending of A Lonely Coast?

9. What leads to trouble with Shy and Wade in The Governors of Wyoming? Who runs away?

10. Where do Josanna and others go to "bar-hop" in A Lonely Coast? What accident occurs?

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

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 3

Compare the Tinsley family and the Dunmire family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water. How have their experiences in Wyoming differed? Why?

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