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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 do Shy and Wade do at night?

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

3. The narrator of A Lonely Coast finds her husband sleeping with _______________.

4. What did one of Car's men suffer from while another lost his jacket?

5. Car lives outside of ______________, Wyoming.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of the narrator and Josanna in A Lonely Coast. What in their past ties these women together? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the character of Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What are her dreams and fears? What eccentricities does she have?

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