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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Lonnie reminisce in the Prologue?
(a) His father's recent death.
(b) His sister's recent death.
(c) His upcoming marriage.
(d) His childhood on his family ranch in Texas.

2. What big city does Lonnie remember?
(a) Houston.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Fort Worth.

3. What does Hud say to Granddad about the ranch?
(a) Hud will kill Lonnie before the ranch becomes Lonnie's.
(b) Hud wants to be equal partners in ownership.
(c) Hud will get it from Granddad by any means possible.
(d) Hud could care less about the ranch.

4. Who does Granddad have to ask for assistance?
(a) No one.
(b) The United States government.
(c) The State of Texas.
(d) Neighbors.

5. What is most likely wrong with Granddad's cattle?
(a) Mad cow disease.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Rabies.
(d) The worse strain of hoof-and-mouth disease.

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

7. What happens to the milk cows Granddad bought?
(a) He sends them back to the seller.
(b) He boards them at Hank's ranch.
(c) Fortunately, he has not paid for them, so he cancels the order.
(d) He sells them to Hank.

8. What does Newt say about the heifer?
(a) The heifer could be anywhere by now.
(b) He can see that it has been poisoned.
(c) He cannot see any obvious signs of disease.
(d) The heifer is too young to have died without cause.

9. What has technology done to the rural way of life?
(a) Made it less appealing.
(b) Made it easier.
(c) Pushed it aside.
(d) Made it harder.

10. Of what does Jesse complain?
(a) That his brother does not share his wages with their mother.
(b) That the girl he wanted to meet is with some other man.
(c) That his brother took most of the family's money.
(d) That he has the worst luck.

11. What does Lonnie do with his buddies?
(a) Searches for clues in the hills of the source of the diseaese.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Goes to the state line to get beer.
(d) Goes to a dance.

12. How does Lonnie deal with his restlessness?
(a) Riding his horse into the wilderness.
(b) Shooting frogs.
(c) Doing drugs.
(d) Drinking.

13. What makes the strain less dangerous?
(a) If it takes a couple weeks to kill since it then infects more.
(b) If it can be passed by touch.
(c) If it kills within 5 days.
(d) If it can infect across species.

14. Who returns as Lonnie is just getting up the next morning?
(a) Hud's cousin.
(b) The vet.
(c) Hud and his mother.
(d) The sheriff.

15. What does Hud think should be done about the heifer?
(a) Find it.
(b) Take it to the processing plant.
(c) Blame it on the neighbor's German shepherd.
(d) Bury it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lonnie, Jesse and Lonzo do in Thalia?

2. Who is Newt Garrett?

3. Who is Halmea?

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

5. Who does the state vet bring on his return to the ranch?

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