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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 do Clara's daughters fear Clara will do?
2. Who dies at Clara's ranch?
3. Who finds Gus?
4. Where does Elmira want to go?
5. What does Gus tell Call about the cattle drive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the crew report about Jake?
2. What does Deets find on the Arkansas River?
3. What does Old Hugh do for the ranch?
4. What does Sally think of Jake when she hears the rumors?
5. Why does Newt decide not to shoot the Indians that approach him?
6. What does Clara tell July about Elmira?
7. What does Blue Duck tell Call?
8. What does July do at the bar Elmira used to work at?
9. Why does Gus not go after Blue Duck?
10. What happens between Dish and Dixon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
There are many deaths along the way in the novel. Pick two deaths from the novel (Sean, Deets, Gus, Elmira, Jake, etc.) Compare and contrast the two deaths. What are the circumstances of each death? How are they similar? How are they different? How do the other characters mourn each death?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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