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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Leeland Lee's first job falls through because ____________ is built.
2. What does one of the cowpokes cut off the dead man?
3. Where does Leeland Lee go to work after having to quit because of the fight with the foreman?
4. Where did Diamond work for a day while in high school?
5. What does Diamond injure, forcing him to return home for a short while in The Mud Below?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Diamond's reaction to his mother's attempt to change his mind in The Mud Below?
2. What takes place early the next morning in The Blood Bay?
3. What leads to Diamond's trip home to see his mother in The Mud Below? Who does he meet while there?
4. What is Leeland Lee's job after the feed store fails? What happens there?
5. What is the theme of Job History? How does the ending of the story indicate this?
6. Describe the Tinsley family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.
7. What happens when Mero first finds the road to the ranch in The Half-Skinned Steer?
8. Describe Leeland Lee, the protagonist in Job History.
9. Who is the protagonist of The Mud Below? How is this character's relationship with his mother?
10. What is told in the exposition of The Blood Bay? What is the setting of the story? Who is involved?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the theme of Job History? Discuss the final lines as they apply to this theme. Is it a happy ending? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Mero, the protagonist of The Half-Skinned Steer, and his journey across America. Why is he traveling? Where is he going?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the importance of the setting as a connecting link between the stories in Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How is the setting inherent in the themes of the stories?
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