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

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

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

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

5. What does Jesse do as the others return to the house?
(a) Go to visit his girlfriend who is the cook at the nearest neighbor's.
(b) Go to search for the heifer.
(c) Go into town to call the state vet.
(d) Stay in the pasture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Halmea doing in the kitchen when Lonnie carries in groceries?

2. What if the strain of disease only infects cows?

3. What does Halmea say she wants when Lonnie asks her?

4. Who is Jesse?

5. What was life like before the arrival of mass communication?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lonnie, Hud and Granddad go to the stockyards?

2. What does Newt say about the dead heifer?

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

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

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

6. How does Lonnie feel about the new technology?

7. Where does Lonnie want to go and why does he say he wants to do so?

8. Describe Lonnie's family members who live at the ranch.

9. What do Lonnie's friends decide to do after a few games of pool and why are they successful?

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

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