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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Mero remember from the caves in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A spring.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Drawings.
2. The roper who joins Diamond on tour in The Mud Below is a ____________.
(a) Christian.
(b) Vacuum salesman.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Convict.
3. Where did Diamond work for a day while in high school?
(a) A metal plant.
(b) A meat-packing plant.
(c) A local ranch.
(d) A trash company.
4. Leeland grew up in __________.
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Wyoming.
5. Leeland Lee begins raising ____________with his father.
(a) Goats.
(b) Hogs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Chickens.
6. What injury does Diamond receive to the point of needing surgery?
(a) Dislocated shoulder.
(b) Broken neck.
(c) Herniated disc.
(d) Broken arm.
7. The daughter of the Tinsleys grew up to marry a __________.
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Doctor.
8. Where did Ice Dunmire go to make enough money to buy some land and bring his wife and children in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?
(a) Magenta, WY.
(b) Station, WY.
(c) Laramie, WY.
(d) Cheyenne, WY.
9. Who told Mero the story of the The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father's girlfriend.
10. What does one of the cowpunchers throw near the woodpile by where he was sleeping before leaving?
(a) His suitcase.
(b) The legs.
(c) His hat.
(d) His gloves.
11. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A statue of an elk.
(b) The steer walking.
(c) A woman walking.
(d) A nun.
12. What is Mero's brother's name?
(a) Rollo.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Manny.
(d) James.
13. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?
(a) Meat processing plant.
(b) Post office.
(c) The Army.
(d) Truck driving.
14. Under what pretense is the Tinsleys' visitor there to see them?
(a) Selling Bibles.
(b) Selling a windmill.
(c) Selling hay.
(d) Selling horses.
15. Who had abandoned Diamond?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.
Short Answer Questions
1. Leeland Lee and his wife take over a meat processing plant after ______________.
2. Where had Mero's father taken a job, causing a rift in his family?
3. What happens to Mero's car on the road to the ranch?
4. What had the rancher cut from the steer before going to dinner?
5. The cowpunchers gain a place to stay in a man's ___________.
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