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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 Car go after his men were injured taking cattle in Pair of Spurs?
(a) To the rodeo.
(b) Home.
(c) To his sister's.
(d) The hospital.

2. What does Sutton Muddyman buy for his wife's birthday in Pair of Spurs?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A ring.
(c) Spurs.
(d) A watch.

3. What type of tractor does Ottaline's father have in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?
(a) John Deere 1200.
(b) John Deere 4030.
(c) John Deere 4040.
(d) John Deere 4020.

4. How did Josanna and Elk meet?
(a) At a bar.
(b) Personals ads.
(c) At the rodeo.
(d) At church.

5. What is Car's last name?
(a) Scrope.
(b) Slope.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Roany to pick up Wade in The Governors of Wyoming?

2. What is Josanna's last name?

3. Who actually arrives at the farm in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

4. Where does the group in A Lonely Coast decide to go bar hopping?

5. What do Roany and Wade fight about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narration style of A Lonely Coast. How does it differ from the other short stories in the collection?

2. Describe the narrative style of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump. What is this story about?

3. What events happen at the ending of A Lonely Coast?

4. In A Lonely Coast, who are the subjects?

5. How did Aladdin take over the ranch in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

6. How does Ottaline meet her "knight" in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World?

7. Describe Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What is her ultimate objective?

8. According to Ottaline's belief, what object talks to her The Bunchgrass Edge of the World? How does she find it?

9. What is the argument between Roany and Wade caused by?

10. Where do Josanna and others go to "bar-hop" in A Lonely Coast? What accident occurs?

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