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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gus find to use as cover from the attacking Kiowas?

2. What assignment in the cattle drive goes to Deets?

3. Where is Jake when Gus comes into the Dry Bean and finds Lorena alone?

4. Why did Call let the men stop working early the day Jake returns?

5. What does Janey do whenever Roscoe meets anyone on the trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Call when Jake tells him his and Lorena's plans?

2. How does Jake respond when Gus comes into Jake and Lorena's camp?

3. What bothers Call about the first four boys he hires, who are all younger than eighteen?

4. What does Wilbarger want from Call? What does he offer?

5. What does Gus notice about the first forty horses that makes him laugh?

6. What happens to Lorena and Jake during the storm?

7. What does Gus do after the battle with Blue Duck's men?

8. How does Elmira react to the news that July is going to find Jake Spoon?

9. Why does Jake call himself a fool?

10. How does Gus teach the bartender to respect him and Call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the central character of Lonesome Dove? Select one (Call, Gus, Newt, Jake, July) and write an essay supporting your choice as the main character of the novel.

Part 1) How does the character you selected change in the story?

Part 2) How does the character influence the other characters or plot? Use examples from the novel.

Part 3) How would the story be different if the novel was presented in that character's point of view only?

Essay Topic 2

Elmira and Lorena are both prostitutes as a matter of circumstances of their lives.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Elmira and Lorena. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) How do Lorena and Elmira show their strengths or weaknesses in their characters?

Part 3) How do Lorena and Elmira each meet the challenges of their circumstances? What choices do they make to improve their lives? How does it work out for them? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Being racist is to judge a person based on his or her race instead of the person as an individual. Write an essay addressing any racism in Lonesome Dove.

Part 1) Are the Hat Creek men racist toward Mexicans? Include examples from the novel explaining your answer.

Part 2) Are the Hat Creek men racist toward Indians? Include examples from the novel explaining your answer.

Part 3) Do the Hat Creek men discriminate against any other groups? If so, what groups? How do they discriminate? If not, show examples of the men treating other groups as equals.

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