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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. Who is Car's best friend?

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

3. Whose husband has gone out of town unexpectedly in The Governors of Wyoming?

4. Rancher Croom's hair is compared to _________________.

5. What is Shy's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Touch family of The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. Who is the patriarch?

2. Describe the narration of Pair a Spurs. What does the exposition relate about Car?

3. Describe the two main characters of Pair a Spurs. How do they know one another?

4. What did Car do once his wife refused to take him back in Pair a Spurs?

5. What action is described in the beginning of 55 Miles to the Gas Pump?

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

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

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

9. What does Mrs. Croom find in the attic?

10. What led to Car's discovery of his wife's cheating in Pair a Spurs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of A Lonely Coast. How is the narrative point of view in this short story different from the others? What effect does this have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the setting relates to the plot and action of the story The Blood Bay. What understanding comes along with the time and place of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the subject of gender in the stories of Close Range: Wyoming Stories. How are women and men portrayed differently? How do time and place affect this difference?

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