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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. A Lonely Coast examines the lives of how many women who reside in a small Wyoming town?

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

3. Car is suffering from a down turn in _________________.

4. What is Shy's last name?

5. How did Rancher Croom die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Aladdin take over the ranch in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

3. Describe the narration style of A Lonely Coast. How does it differ from the other short stories in the collection?

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

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

6. Describe the narration of Pair a Spurs. What does the exposition relate about Car?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of infidelity as it applies to the different stories in Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How is infidelity viewed in the different narratives?

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