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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who counsels Lonnie to not waste time thinking about "what if?"
(a) Halmea.
(b) Hud.
(c) Mr. Burris.
(d) Granddad.

2. What does Lonzo suggest?
(a) Fighting the government.
(b) Sneaking the cattle off.
(c) Resting the next day until the vet returns.
(d) Getting a second opinion.

3. Who does the state vet bring on his return to the ranch?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) A bovine epidemiologist.
(c) Several technicians.
(d) No one.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hud reply when Granddad asks Hud's opinion of the situation?

2. What happens to Lonnie when he is getting a cow into the chute?

3. Who does Lonnie see in Thalia?

4. Who does Granddad have to ask for assistance?

5. What does Lonnie think young people want to do in the present?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lonnie go that evening with Jesse and Lonzo and whom does he see?

2. What do the men on the ranch do the next day?

3. Who is Newt Garrett and why does he come to the ranch?

4. How does Lonnie feel after hearing the conversation between Hud and Granddad and what does he do?

5. What does Halmea think Jesse needs and what is his response?

6. What does the State Vet tell Granddad about the cattle?

7. How do Jesse's stories affect Lonnie?

8. What happens to Lonnie while helping test the cattle and what does he do?

9. What happens that makes Halmea cry and what is her response to Lonnie?

10. How does Granddad come to marry his second wife?

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