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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 realize when Jake comes into the camp?

2. Who wants to marry Elmira?

3. Who rides up while Gus is bathing in the river in Lorena and Jake's camp?

4. What are the O'Brien brothers doing when Deets sees them?

5. Where does Gus think Blue Duck is headed with Lorena?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gus fear concerning Lorena now that Jake Spoon is in town?

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

3. Why does Jake call himself a fool?

4. Why is Gus not trying to hide the horses they brought back from Mexico?

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

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

7. What does July decide to do first after getting the telegram from Peach?

8. Why does Gus send Newt to watch Lorena, instead of Dish?

9. What did Jake Spoon talk about at breakfast that interested Call and Gus?

10. What happens to Sean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are only a few women in the novel, as there were few women in the setting of the novel.

Part 1) What place do women have in the society of the novel? How do the men characters feel towards them? Use examples from the book.

Part 2) Pick one female character from the novel and discuss how she handles the circumstances of her life.

Part 3) Does the character you pick have a fulfilling, satisfying life? How or how not? Cite examples from the book to support your answer. What might your character do differently to improve her life?

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

Justice is a recurring theme. How do different characters seek and find justice? In what circumstances do they decide not to seek justice? Explain the difference in those circumstances. How does seeking justice (or not seeking justice) affect the plot? Use examples from the novel.

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