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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 Lorena tell Jake about gambling?

2. The morning after the storm, who is missing?

3. How many cattle in all does Gus count?

4. What does Gus go back to Lonesome Dove to get before leaving for Montana?

5. Who does Lorena reject after meeting Jake, starting the rumors that she is out of business?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gus understand about the constant talk of Sean's death?

3. What does Elmira decide to do after the whiskey boat?

4. What bothers Newt most about the crew's negative remarks about Jake?

5. What does Gus want to know about July as they go to Blue Duck's camp?

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

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

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. How does Wilbarger sway Call to make a decision about his restlessness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Call and Gus have been friends for many years before the start of the novel. Write an essay about the relationship between Call and Gus. Why are they friends? How do they help each other or work as a team? Why does Gus ask Call to take his body to Texas? Why does Call agree?

Essay Topic 2

Lorena gets stuck in Lonesome Dove and sees little options for her future other than becoming a prostitute. She sees her occupation as an accident of circumstances.

Part 1) How is Lorena a victim of circumstances? Provide examples from the novel.

Part 2) How much control does Lorena have on her life? Could she make different choices? Use examples from the novel to illustrate Lorena's choices.

Part 3) Does Lorena take charge of her life by the end of the novel? How or how not? Cite examples from the book to support your case.

Essay Topic 3

Gus thinks about the chain of events that Jake sets into motion by not facing the consequences of his accidental shooting in Arkansas. Pick three or four events from the novel. How are these events based on accident or circumstance? How might things have turned out differently if the events you chose did not happen, or happened differently? How are these accidents related to choices made by one or more characters? Use examples from the novel.

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