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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. In what type of accident was the Tinsleys' son involved?

2. Who threw the Tinsleys' daughter into the river?

3. What was the name of the Tinsleys' son?

4. Where did Mero go to settle in The Half-Skinned Steer?

5. What is Mero's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the oldest son of the Dunmire family? What was his occupation?

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

3. Why did the Tinsleys' son come home in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water?

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

5. Describe Leeland Lee, the protagonist in Job History.

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

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

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

9. What is Diamond's reaction to his mother's attempt to change his mind in The Mud Below?

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

Compare the Tinsley family and the Dunmire family in People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water. How have their experiences in Wyoming differed? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plot structure of The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. Where does the rising action begin? What is the climax of the story? What is the denouement?

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