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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 Dan Suggs want from Wilbarger?

2. Where is Dee when Elmira finally finds him?

3. How long did Deets serve with Call?

4. What does Jake give Newt?

5. Where does Clara want Call to bury Gus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does July offer Gus?

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

3. What does Call do for Deets that surprises everyone?

4. Why does Clara get so mad at July?

5. What does Sally think of Jake when she hears the rumors?

6. What does Clara tell Gus about marriage?

7. What happens between Dish and Dixon?

8. What does Old Hugh do for the ranch?

9. What does Clara suggest to Lorena?

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

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

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 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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