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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granddad do for all the hired hands?
(a) Gives them bonuses.
(b) Cooks breakfast.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Equips them for the round up.

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

3. Why does Granddad wake up Lonnie very early?
(a) To go to Dallas.
(b) They have a lot to do.
(c) To go into town and hire some help.
(d) To go and see if Halmea will return.

4. Who is not at breakfast?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Granny.
(d) Hud.

5. What is Hermy planning to do for the first time?
(a) Ride a bull.
(b) Barrel race.
(c) Rope cattle.
(d) Ride a bronco.

6. What does Lonnie notice about Halmea?
(a) She looks dead.
(b) She is singing.
(c) She is beat up.
(d) She is unresponsive to Lonnie's questions.

7. What does the preacher say about Granddad?
(a) He hated the earth.
(b) Lies.
(c) He accepted death.
(d) Not much.

8. What is Granddad's state?
(a) Confused.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

9. What does Lonnie hear as he is trying to flag down someone?
(a) A siren.
(b) His granddad yelling at Hud.
(c) Hud crying.
(d) A gunshot.

10. Who does Lonnie think has been shot?
(a) Hud's girlfriend.
(b) A rattler.
(c) Hud.
(d) No one.

11. Why does Lonnie hide?
(a) He does not hide.
(b) He is afraid of talking to the sheriff.
(c) He is afraid of Hud.
(d) He does not want to talk to anyone.

12. Who is afraid of Hud when he is drinking?
(a) Granddad.
(b) No one.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) Granny.

13. How does Lonnie help Halmea?
(a) He calls the sheriff.
(b) He drives her to town.
(c) He cleans the wounds she cannot reach.
(d) He wakes his granddad.

14. Who does Lonnie see on the side of the road?
(a) Halmea.
(b) Granddad.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Hud.

15. What does Hud tell his girlfriend to do?
(a) Get the first aid kit out of the car.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Get help.
(d) Stop screaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lonnie go the day after Granddad's funeral?

2. What does Halmea do with the family's dinner?

3. What wakes Lonnie in the night?

4. What does Hud admit?

5. Who always wins?

(see the answer keys)

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