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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Hat Creek outfit not have any problems getting the horses from Pedro's camp?
(a) The Hat Creek boys are so quiet that no one notices them.
(b) Pedro's men have all been hung as horse thieves.
(c) Pedro's men are in Texas, stealing horses.
(d) Pedro's men are all asleep.

2. What does Lorena want Jake to do with the fifty dollars?
(a) Gamble and turn it into one hundred dollars
(b) Buy a train ticket to San Francisco
(c) Get her some new clothes
(d) Buy her a good horse

3. What does Call do every night, now that he has decided to go to Montana?
(a) He rounds up free Mexican cattle.
(b) He visits Maggie.
(c) He sleeps peacefully on his feather bed.
(d) He goes to the Dry Bean to get drunk.

4. Who ropes the second horse for the O'Brien brothers?
(a) Call
(b) Newt
(c) Dish
(d) Deets

5. Call's hiring spree has brought the Dry Bean more business than ever. However, what do Lippy and Xavier realize will happen?
(a) When the crew leaves for Montana, Lonesome Dove will become a ghost town.
(b) They will not have enough liquor for everyone without a trip to San Antonio.
(c) The railroad will come next.
(d) One "out of business" sporting woman is not enough for the cowboys.

6. What river do Lorena and Jake reach before the herd?
(a) Mississippi River
(b) Yellowstone River
(c) Red River
(d) Nueces River

7. What wakes Newt from dozing when he was supposed to be watching Lorena?
(a) Po Campo
(b) A cattle stampede
(c) Lorena's screams
(d) Gunfire

8. Who tells July that Jake is coming on a cattle drive?
(a) Wilbarger
(b) Dee Boot
(c) Roscoe
(d) Gus

9. Who helps Roscoe when he fears he will not even find Texas?
(a) A group of soldiers
(b) A group of Texas Rangers
(c) Louisa
(d) Janey

10. Who rides up while Gus is bathing in the river in Lorena and Jake's camp?
(a) Blue Duck
(b) Willie Montgomery
(c) Jake
(d) Deets

11. Who rescues Roscoe from the bandits?
(a) Wilbarger
(b) Gus
(c) Janey
(d) July

12. What does Jake think about doing with Lorena?
(a) Marrying her
(b) Making her become a prostitute again
(c) Leaving her in a town somewhere
(d) Selling her to the Indians

13. What does Jake insist on if they are going to travel with the herd?
(a) She must help cook the meals along the way.
(b) They must stop in San Antonio for gambling.
(c) She cannot offer her services to the cowboys.
(d) They must make their own camp instead of camping with the cowboys.

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

15. How many cattle in all does Gus count?
(a) Eighteen hundred head
(b) Twenty-six hundred head
(c) Four thousand head
(d) Thirty five head

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gus feel about going to Montana?

2. What does Gus realize when Jake comes into the camp?

3. What does Gus offer for "a poke" regardless of whether Lorena wins at cutting the cards or not?

4. What does Louisa want from Roscoe?

5. What does Blue Duck do with Lorena when the men fail to kill Gus?

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