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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Burris?
(a) The state vet.
(b) The movie theater manager in Thalia.
(c) An old friend of Granddad.
(d) Jesse's uncle.

2. Why is Mr. Burris dismayed?
(a) Because they opened up the heifer's carcass.
(b) Because Jesse is working as a ranch hand.
(c) Because Granny is not there for him to see her.
(d) Because Lonnie and his friends made so much noise in the show.

3. What was life like before the arrival of mass communication?
(a) More dangerous.
(b) More interesting.
(c) Slower.
(d) Families were closer.

4. Who lives on the family ranch with Lonnie?
(a) His brother.
(b) His parents and two siblings.
(c) His wife and child.
(d) His grandparents and uncle.

5. What is one of Lonnie's grandfather's most noticeable characteristics?
(a) Grumpiness.
(b) Frugality.
(c) Meanness.
(d) Patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hud as a cowboy?

2. Who is Halmea?

3. Why is Granny going into the city?

4. What is Halmea doing with Granny in town?

5. What has technology done to the rural way of life?

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