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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorena fear about Gus?
(a) That he thinks she is damaged goods
(b) That she'll lose him to Clara
(c) That he will go to Montana with the cattle drive
(d) That Blue Duck will come back to kill him

2. Clara says July is as useful as ______________.
(a) A sheriff from Arkansas
(b) A badger
(c) A horse
(d) A fence post

3. What does Elmira risk on her journey?
(a) Sioux
(b) Tornadoes
(c) Buffalo hunters
(d) A draught

4. Who decides to stay with the herd, even though he has the opportunity to go with the other men?
(a) Soupy
(b) Newt
(c) Jake
(d) Dish

5. What does Gus try to get out of his leg?
(a) An arrow
(b) A knife
(c) A porcupine quill
(d) A bullet

6. How long has Gus been gone when he returns to Lorena?
(a) A week
(b) Three hours
(c) A month
(d) Three days

7. Who is left behind when Call's gunshot scares everyone else away?
(a) A young paralyzed girl
(b) A young blind boy
(c) An old woman
(d) A young warrior

8. Who's horse's track does Deets tell Call about?
(a) July
(b) Wilbarger
(c) Jake
(d) Blue Duck

9. Why does Dan kill the farmers?
(a) He says he hates sodbusters.
(b) They killed his brother.
(c) They owe him money.
(d) He hates immigrants.

10. What is wrong with Deets?
(a) He is troubled by the lack of water.
(b) He is in love with Lorena.
(c) He is troubled by the Indians.
(d) He is homesick.

11. Who tells Newt and the boys to get drunk before seeing the prostitutes?
(a) Gus
(b) Lippy
(c) Call
(d) Dish

12. What does Gus do when they reach Ogallala?
(a) Goes to Clara's without Lorena
(b) Help Call buy provisions
(c) Visit the prostitutes in Ogallala
(d) Goes to the dry goods store and buy new clothes for himself and Lorena

13. What gets stolen from the ranch?
(a) Supplies
(b) One hundred cattle
(c) Fifteen horses
(d) Tools

14. What does Dan Suggs want from Wilbarger?
(a) All of the above
(b) Wilbarger's life
(c) Revenge for treatment from when Dan worked for WIlbarger
(d) Wilbarger's small herd of fresh horses

15. What does Jake hope the Suggs brothers gang will do?
(a) Stop in Kansas to gamble awhile
(b) Shoot him and put him out of his misery
(c) Leave him behind because he is too drunk
(d) Rob a bank to get enough money to go to the Caribbean

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara want?

2. What river does the herd finally find after the sandstorm?

3. Who does Call hire in Miles City?

4. Who dies in the thunderstorm?

5. Who turns out to be the thief?

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