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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 does Call hire in Miles City?
(a) Hugh Auld
(b) Joseph Mobley
(c) The livery man
(d) The sheriff

2. What river does the herd finally find after the sandstorm?
(a) Yellowstone
(b) Powder River
(c) Colorado
(d) Salt Creek

3. What does Gus want to give to Lorena after he dies?
(a) One hundred dollars
(b) His half of the cattle partnership
(c) His saddle
(d) The Hat Creek Cattle Company sign

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pea Eye lose when he escapes in the night?

2. Why does Dan Suggs offer Jake a position on their crew when Jake is ready to leave Dallas?

3. Who waits loyally for Elmira to regain consciousness?

4. Where does July go when he gets another horse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gus not go after Blue Duck?

2. What does July offer Gus?

3. What does Clara tell July about Elmira?

4. What does Call do for Deets that surprises everyone?

5. How does Lorena feel when she hears about Jake's hanging?

6. What worries Dish when Call rides off to help Gus?

7. What does Clara tell Gus about marriage?

8. What makes Call mad in Ogallala?

9. Deets tells Gus and Call that the tracks leading away from the fight with Wilbarger include Jake's horse. What does Gus say?

10. Why does Call tell the men not to leave, once they found a place for the ranch headquarters?

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