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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hud stay in town the night before he is to take Granny to the city?
(a) He gets drunk and falls asleep.
(b) He is avoiding a storm.
(c) He runs out of gas and has to wait for the station to open.
(d) He is with a woman.

2. How old is Lonnie at the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 33.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

3. What does the state vet take with him for examination?
(a) Blood specimens from several other of the cattle.
(b) The heifer's brain.
(c) The heifer's tongue.
(d) Nothing.

4. Why doesn't Granddad want to call the state vet?
(a) He will call the man when they find the heifer.
(b) He doesn't want the government to shut him down.
(c) He hasn't the money to pay the man.
(d) He hates the government.

5. What did Lonzo do all night?
(a) Guard the cow from buzzards.
(b) Sleep in the hayloft with a woman.
(c) Work on the book he is writing.
(d) Keep Hud from doing something stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the state vet do to the ranch?

2. Of what does the state vet think the heifer died?

3. What does Newt say about the heifer?

4. Who does Lonnie see in Thalia?

5. Where does Lonnie go when he leaves the ranch?

(see the answer key)

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