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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 had Granddad forced off the ranch numerous times?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Granny's brothers.
(c) The neighbor to the east.
(d) The neighbor to the northwest.

2. Where does Hermy go?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Dallas.

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

4. What wakes Lonnie in the night?
(a) Granny having a heart attack.
(b) A cattle stampeding.
(c) Hud's shouts.
(d) Granddad yelling.

5. Where do they take Granddad?
(a) They bury him secretly in the desert.
(b) Back to the ranch.
(c) To the hospital in Thalia.
(d) To the morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom would Lonnie like to speak?

2. How does Lonnie help Halmea?

3. Why does Granddad want to kill the cattle in the barnyard himself?

4. What does Halmea say Lonnie must do?

5. How is Hud the night Halmea goes out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lonnie, Jesse and Halmea do and what makes Halmea laugh so hard?

2. What do the men do after breakfast?

3. What happens to Jesse and Lonzo, and how does Jesse react?

4. Why does Lonnie hide and what does he do the day after Granddad's death?

5. What explanation does Hud give Halmea for his behavior and what is the aftermath of the situation?

6. What does Hermy tell Lonnie?

7. How is Hud when he arrives home and why is he angry?

8. What does Lonnie do and think about after the church service?

9. Who does Hud send for help and what happens as Lonnie is by the roadside?

10. Who cooks breakfast for all the men and who is not there?

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