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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 does Gus want to be buried?

2. What does Clara do to help July make up his mind?

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

4. What does Call give the group of Indians that arrive, one of which he knew from before?

5. Who dies at Clara's ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Po Campo not as excited about reaching Ogallala as the rest of the crew?

2. What does July offer Gus?

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

4. What does Old Hugh do for the ranch?

5. What does Clara suggest to Lorena?

6. What does July do at the bar Elmira used to work at?

7. What does July tell Peach is his letter to her?

8. What happens to July near the Republican River?

9. What does Blue Duck tell Call?

10. What makes Call mad in Ogallala?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are different characters worthy of respect? Pick three characters and write an essay explaining how each character's actions earns respect for him or her from the other characters. (Call, Gus, Clara, Newt, Dish, Pea Eye, Deets, July, Roscoe) Do those characters truly deserve respect? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Call and Gus feel that they must hang Jake, even though he is their friend, because he is riding with murderers and horse thieves. Jake feels he is innocent because he has not killed anyone or personally taken horses. However, he does not put up a fight and dies an honorable death.

Part 1) Is Jake guilty as a murderer and horse thief? If not, what crime has he committed? Are his crimes worthy of hanging?

Part 2) How does Jake feel about his sentence? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

Part 3) How does Call feel about hanging Jake? In what ways does he show he might regret it? How does Gus feel about hanging Jake? Does he have any regrets? How does he handle them? Are Gus and Call influenced by other events in the novel in carrying out Jake's sentence?

Essay Topic 3

Clara accuses Call of ruining his and Gus's life.

Part 1) Did Call ruin Gus's life? How or how not? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

Part 2) Did Call ruin his own life? How or how not?

Part 3) Does Call ruin Clara's life? In what way? Does she blame Call for Gus's death?

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