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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. Who is Car's foreman?

2. What do Shy and Wade do at night?

3. What was the name of Car's wife?

4. Who is Shy's wife?

5. Where did Aladdin's youngest daughter take a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the "spurs" arrive in Pair a Spurs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the subject of gender in the stories of Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How are women and men portrayed differently? How do time and place affect this difference?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrative style of Job History. What is the narrative point of view? How does this reflect on the tone of the story?

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