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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cowpunchers came across the dead man in The Blood Bay?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. Where does Leeland Lee's wife take a job after the loss of the meat processing plant?
(a) A local cafe.
(b) The police station.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The post office.

3. Where does Leeland Lee take a job after losing the meat processing plant?
(a) The Feed Store.
(b) The Army.
(c) The local cafe.
(d) Driving a truck.

4. The homeowner took money from the cowpunchers by _________________.
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Stealing it.
(c) Playing dice.
(d) Betting on horses.

5. Who had abandoned Diamond?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His grandmother.

6. Diamond's mother refused to raise her children on a ___________.
(a) Plantation.
(b) Estate.
(c) Tour.
(d) Ranch.

7. Leeland grew up in __________.
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Wyoming.

8. Where do the cowpunchers find their friend with the boots?
(a) In the house.
(b) They don't.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In town.

9. Where did Mero go to settle in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) New York.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Massachusetts.

10. The cowpuncher with the boots goes to town to send a message to _______________.
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

11. What are the dark areas of a bay horse's hair coat called?
(a) Mottling.
(b) Black points.
(c) Color points.
(d) Spotting.

12. What kind of school does Diamond decide to attend?
(a) Bull riding school.
(b) Arts school.
(c) Business school.
(d) Medical school.

13. Leeland's oldest son leases the old gas station to open a motorcycle repair shop and ___________.
(a) Steak house.
(b) Auto sales store.
(c) Clothing store.
(d) Bait shop.

14. What is the name of the man whose house the cowpunchers stop at for the night in The Blood Bay?
(a) Grice.
(b) Pace.
(c) Williams.
(d) Jackson.

15. Leeland's first job is at ______________.
(a) A feed store.
(b) A ranch.
(c) A post office.
(d) A gas station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Diamond begin touring with after graduation?

2. What refers to a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, and ear edges?

3. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?

4. Where does Mero buy a new car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. What is the last name of the character Diamond in The Mud Below?

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