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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Diamond know his first touring partner in The Mud Below?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) High school.
(c) College.
(d) Atlanta.

2. How many sons did Ice Dunmire's wife bring with her to Wyoming?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

3. What does one of the cowpokes cut off the dead man?
(a) His legs.
(b) His hand.
(c) His arms.
(d) His head.

4. What job does Leeland Lee take after his store fails?
(a) Rodeo announcer.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Postal clerk.
(d) Road crew.

5. What kind of car does Mero have in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Camaro.
(c) GMC.
(d) Ford.

6. Whom does Leeland Lee marry in Job History?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Jeri.
(c) Lori.
(d) Sammy.

7. What did the rancher see in the field after dinner in The Half-Skinned Steer?
(a) A woman walking.
(b) A statue of an elk.
(c) A nun.
(d) The steer walking.

8. What had the rancher cut from the steer before going to dinner?
(a) Its tongue.
(b) Its antlers.
(c) Its ears.
(d) Its tail.

9. Whom does Mero remember taking up to the caves?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) An anthropologist.
(d) His mother.

10. One of the cowpunchers wakes up to realize it is ___________birthday.
(a) His father's.
(b) His son's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His mother's.

11. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

12. How does the young man die in the beginning of The Blood Bay?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is thrown from his horse.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He freezes to death.

13. In what year is the story The Blood Bay set?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1900.

14. What does Mr. Tinsley buy his son?
(a) A windmill.
(b) A horse.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A car.

15. What store does Leeland Lee open after he quits trucking the second time in Job History?
(a) Feed store.
(b) Gas station.
(c) Meat processing store.
(d) Clothing store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles down to the neighboring ranch does Mero decide to walk in The Half-Skinned Steer?

2. What characteristic defines the character of Diamond in The Mud Below?

3. Where did Diamond grow up in The Mud Below?

4. Whom does Diamond's mother take him to meet?

5. The Tinsleys hear that their son has been going out and _____________.

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