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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Blue Duck die?
(a) Blue Duck hangs himself in his cell.
(b) He is hanged for his crimes.
(c) Call shoots him in anger.
(d) He jumps out of the second story window of the jail.

2. What happens to Elmira the night she stays with Clara?
(a) She gives in to Luke.
(b) She sleeps soundly.
(c) She delivers her baby.
(d) She dies.

3. Who dies at Clara's ranch?
(a) July
(b) Cholo
(c) Bob
(d) Lorena

4. Where does Dish plan to go after they finish the ranch building?
(a) Denver
(b) Chicago
(c) Nebraska
(d) Lonesome Dove

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

6. What does Pea Eye lose when he escapes in the night?
(a) His rifle
(b) His pants
(c) His boots
(d) All of the above

7. Where does July finally see people after so many days?
(a) The Republican River
(b) Clara's ranch
(c) Ogallala
(d) The Hat Creek cattle drive

8. Who stops Call from beating the soldier to death?
(a) Newt
(b) Dish
(c) DIxon
(d) Gus

9. Who helps ease Newt's mind about Jake?
(a) Call
(b) Deets
(c) Gus
(d) Dish

10. Why does Dan Suggs offer Jake a position on their crew when Jake is ready to leave Dallas?
(a) Because of Jake's reputation for killing the dentist in Fort Smith
(b) Because of Jake's reputation as a bank robber
(c) Because he knows Jake was once a Texas Ranger
(d) Because Jake let Blue Duck take Lorena

11. When Newt is finally able to see again, what does he find?
(a) He is alone with some cattle, the main herd nowhere in sight.
(b) Call and Gus are fighting Indians.
(c) There is no water for miles.
(d) The river is so flooded, that they will not be able to cross for days.

12. What happened to Po Campo's sons?
(a) Indians stole them.
(b) They died from childhood illnesses.
(c) Blue Duck killed them.
(d) They left on cattle drives and never came back.

13. What does Gus plant to do with Lorena when they get to Clara's?
(a) He plans for her to wait in the tent.
(b) He plans to introduce her properly.
(c) He plans to marry Lorena.
(d) He plans to leave her in Ogallala.

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

15. What does Cholo call Dee to let Clara know who he is?
(a) Vaquero
(b) Jugador
(c) Pistolero
(d) Un Crimen

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorena fear about Gus?

2. What does Jake hope the Suggs brothers gang will do?

3. What does Gus wake to find?

4. What does Gus tell Call about the cattle drive?

5. Gus sees a cloud approaching. What does it turn out to be?

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