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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. With what money does Sutton Muddyman buy his wife's birthday present?

2. Where does the group in A Lonely Coast decide to go bar hopping?

3. What room was Mrs. Croom barred from entering?

4. Whom does Car continue to blame for his wife having left him?

5. Rumors say that Josanna lost her job because she was __________ while working.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrative style of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump. What is this story about?

2. How does Ottaline meet her "knight" in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

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

4. Describe the two main characters of Pair a Spurs. How do they know one another?

5. How does Aladdin die in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

6. What did Car do once his wife refused to take him back in Pair a Spurs?

7. What is suggested by the ending of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

8. What does Mrs. Croom find in the attic?

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

10. What led to Car's discovery of his wife's cheating in Pair a Spurs?

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

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

Describe the plot structure of The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. Where does the rising action begin? What is the climax of the story? What is the denouement?

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