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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. Car is suffering from a down turn in _________________.

2. What does Ottaline keep in her room?

3. Whom does the narrator see Elk flirting with at the bar?

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

5. Where did Car go after his men were injured taking cattle in Pair of Spurs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Describe the character of Leeland Lee in Job History. What are his objectives in life? What obstacles does he face? What are his relationships?

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