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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. Where do Gus and Call go after finding a new wagon and mules?

2. What wakes Newt from dozing when he was supposed to be watching Lorena?

3. What causes Jake's thumb to get infected?

4. What is the name of Roscoe's horse?

5. When Newt walks back to the wagon, who does he see first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jake tell Call about he and Lorena tagging along the herd?

5. Not long after Sean's death there is another accident, though not fatal this time. What happens?

6. Captain Call was restless. What did he want to do?

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

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

9. What worries Deets about the trip to Montana?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The style of Lonesome Dove changes in the last few chapters. How does this style change affect the story? Would you end the novel in a different place in the plot? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The novel is full of tragedies, such as the deaths of Sean and Deets. Pick three tragedies in the novel and explain how the surviving characters cope. How are the tragedies similar? How are they different? Are they a result of choices or accident?

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