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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. How old was the person the narrator found her husband cheating on her with in A Lonely Coast?

2. What does Elk hit while driving?

3. One of the bodies in 55 Miles to the Gas Pump was wrapped in what "from nipple to knee"?

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

5. What type of tractor does Ottaline's father have in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Shy return from in The Governors of Wyoming? Where does he say he's been?

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

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

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

6. Describe Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What is her ultimate objective?

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator observe which foreshadows the ending of A Lonely Coast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the author's use of irony in the ending of The Blood Bay. What type of irony is used? What is its intended effect?

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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