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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. Why can't the Bedwetters push open the final fence?

2. When the Bedwetters recount the buffalo, how many calves have joined the herd?

3. How do the Bedwetters react to the sight of the buffalo slaughter?

4. Where do the Bedwetters rinse the blood off their clothes before climbing onto the catwalk?

5. Who took the Bedwetters to the buffalo reserve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Bedwetters celebrate their achievement of opening the buffalo pens?

2. How did the Bedwetters find themselves present at a buffalo hunting event?

3. What is the moral in Teft's story about the piranha?

4. What is Teft's criminal past?

5. How does Cotton propose removing the buffalo from the reserve completely?

6. What camp animal did Lally Two bond with, and how?

7. What is the Bedwetters' plan to free the buffalo?

8. How do the Bedwetters feel about guiding the buffalo to safety while sitting in the back of the truck bed?

9. Who climbs up on the catwalk at the buffalo reserve?

10. What story does Teft tell about his cousin and the piranha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lally Two, arguably, undergoes the largest character maturity in the novel. Describe Lally Two's characters and behaviors at the beginning of the novel and compare / contrast those to his character behaviors at the end of the novel. Then, choose two specific moments in the novel that you believe shaped Lally Two's character growth and explain them here. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the act of "bumping" in the novel. Where was this action first learned? How did it affect the Bedwetters as a group? Choose one situation in which the bump was used, and explain its outcome. What other groups of men use physical contact like this to come together? What parallels can be formed through this comparison? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

At the opening of the novel, each of the Bedwetters has their own unique hat which is used to personalize their camp uniform. First, describe the Box Canyon camp uniform in detail. Then, choose three of the Bedwetters and describe their unique headwear. What clues into the characters' personalities can be found in their headwear? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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