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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diamond ask his mother in the end of The Mud Below?

2. What does the homeowner believe that his horse has done to the cowpuncher?

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

4. 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?

5. How many children did the Tinsleys have following the death of their daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Leeland Lee's job after the feed store fails? What happens there?

2. In The Blood Bay, why is the setting important?

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 Diamond's reaction to his mother's attempt to change his mind in The Mud Below?

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

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

7. Who told Mero the story about the steer that was half-skinned? What happened in the story?

8. Describe the Tinsley family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water.

9. What is the theme of Job History? How does the ending of the story indicate this?

10. What does Mero recall of his brother in The Half-Skinned Steer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Car Scope and Sutton Muddyman in Pair a Spurs. How are these men similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water. What is the meaning of the title? How does the ending of the story reinforce this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the symbolism and imagery used in the story Pair a Spurs. What is the theme of this narrative? How is it supported by the imagery?

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