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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 is the name of the town where Lily lives?

2. Lily began to take day trips to which landmark?

3. What is the name of Ted's wife?

4. What is the name of the new home of the family?

5. How old is Buster when he is sent off to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Salt Draw explained?

2. Adam manages to make free time for his extra curricular activities. What are Lily's opinions about her father's whims?

3. Why does Lily return to the ranch? What happens when she returns?

4. How does Lily react when her father suggests that the children were saved by divine intervention? How does Lily explain saving Helen and Buster?

5. Lily decides to leave the ranch again. What is her plan?

6. What is unusual about the school?

7. Explain what occurs on Lily's return to Red Lake? Who challenges Lily? How is the situation handled?

8. What is the name of the new ranch? How is it different from High Lonesome?

9. What was the first indication that there was trouble brewing?

10. What are the conditions of the Casey family ranch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Adam's desire for education and to prove himself to the locals. Do you think part of Adam's demeanor came from his accident? How did the town officials view Adam? What did Adam do to try to gain respect? Did it work?

Essay Topic 2

Adam squanders Lily's tuition on the purchase of Great Danes. Examine Adam's motivation. Why do you think Adam did it? Is he opposed to Lily's education and simply looking for an excuse? Is this another one of Adam's harebrained ideas? What is Lily's reaction? Does Lily discuss the issue with Adam?

Essay Topic 3

Lily believed that she could teach virtually any child until she had Rosemary. Explain why you think Lily was unable to teach Rosemary. What was Jim's role in Rosemary's education? Why do you think Rosemary was so wild and contrary? In what areas did Rosemary excel?

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