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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jake do when Lorena refuses to change her plans?
(a) He slaps her.
(b) He apologizes.
(c) He rides away.
(d) He laughs.

2. What does Louisa get Roscoe to do when he stops to ask if she has seen July?
(a) Catch a rabbit for dinner
(b) Stay for a few days
(c) Get married
(d) Remove stumps from her farmland

3. Where does Jake tell Lorena she belongs?
(a) Gladewater
(b) San Antonio
(c) Lonesome Dove
(d) San Francisco

4. What did Call give Newt in honor of his first trip to Mexico to round up livestock?
(a) A watch
(b) A horse
(c) The true story of his father
(d) A gun and holster

5. What does Roscoe suggest has happened to Elmira?
(a) She was taken by a bear.
(b) She was taken by buffalo hunters.
(c) She followed July.
(d) She left on a whiskey boat.

6. Where do Gus and Call go after finding a new wagon and mules?
(a) Austin
(b) The Buckhorn saloon
(c) Back to the herd
(d) Clara's Orchard

7. What assignment in the cattle drive goes to Dish, the top hand?
(a) Back up
(b) Right Point
(c) Scouting nightly bed and water for the herd
(d) The drags

8. Where is Jake when Gus comes into the Dry Bean and finds Lorena alone?
(a) He is gambling in San Antonio.
(b) He is branding cattle at the ranch.
(c) He is upstairs sleeping.
(d) He is fishing with Xavier.

9. What does Blue Duck do with Lorena when the men fail to kill Gus?
(a) He takes her to Adobe Walls.
(b) He sets her free.
(c) He kills her.
(d) He gives her to the Kiowa.

10. What does Gus offer for "a poke" regardless of whether Lorena wins at cutting the cards or not?
(a) Ten dollars
(b) Fifty dollars
(c) To take her to San Francisco
(d) A new dress

11. What is the name of Roscoe's horse?
(a) Hell Bitch
(b) Joe
(c) Mouse
(d) Memphis

12. What does Jake forget to do before the storm?
(a) Set up camp
(b) Hobble the horses
(c) Stay under the trees
(d) Get his jug

13. What causes Jake's thumb to get infected?
(a) A mesquite thorn
(b) A splinter
(c) A cactus thorn
(d) A scorpion sting

14. What does Blue Duck want his men to do?
(a) Kill Gus
(b) Steal some horses
(c) Leave him alone
(d) Kill some buffalo

15. Where does Gus think Blue Duck is headed with Lorena?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Adobe Walls
(c) The Valley of Tears
(d) Ogallala

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rides up while Gus is bathing in the river in Lorena and Jake's camp?

2. How does Gus feel about going to Montana?

3. When Newt walks back to the wagon, who does he see first?

4. Who ropes the first horse for the O'Brien brothers?

5. Where do Gus and Call plan to look for a new cook?

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