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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What affliction has given the Tinsleys' son fever?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Ulcer.
(d) Gangrene.

5. What refers to a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, and ear edges?
(a) Ruddish.
(b) Molten.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the cowpunchers throw near the woodpile by where he was sleeping before leaving?

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

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

4. Whom does Mero remember taking up to the caves?

5. The store that Leeland Lee and his wife open is in the same location as ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Dunmire family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

2. What is told in the exposition of The Blood Bay? What is the setting of the story? Who is involved?

3. What happens when Mr. Tinsley gives their son a bath?

4. What takes place early the next morning in The Blood Bay?

5. What happens as Mero progresses along his drive in The Half-Skinned Steer?

6. Who is the protagonist of The Mud Below? How is this character's relationship with his mother?

7. What led Diamond to follow his dream?

8. How does Mero escape being trapped with his car in The Half-Skinned Steer?

9. What does Leeland Lee do after returning from the army in Job History?

10. Who becomes Diamond's second tour partner? How is this character described?

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