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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Burris say needs to be done?
(a) Kill Granddad's cattle.
(b) Take the cattle back to Mexico.
(c) Vaccinate all cattle that do not yet show signs of the disease.
(d) Take the cattle to a meat-packing plant before they are sick.

2. What does Hud bet in a card game?
(a) Halmea.
(b) Part of the ranch.
(c) 1000 dollars.
(d) Some of the cattle that are now dead.

3. What does Mr. Burris bring with him to the ranch?
(a) An order from the State Agriculture Department.
(b) A questionnaire for them to fill out.
(c) News.
(d) A vaccine for the cattle.

4. What is Larry's grandmother's most outstanding characteristic?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Spitefullness.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Crabbiness with complaints.

5. What happens that Lonnies does not expect?
(a) Several cows are deemed healthy and not killed.
(b) The vet says the cows will be returned eventually.
(c) The work is done quickly.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lonnie help Halmea?

2. What does Lonnie do because he does not want to shoot Hud in the back?

3. About what does Hermy ask Lonnie?

4. What does Granny demand from Granddad?

5. What happens to the milk cows Granddad bought?

(see the answer key)

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