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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. Whom does Muddyman sell his ranch to in Pair of Spurs?

2. What does Sutton Muddyman buy for his wife's birthday in Pair of Spurs?

3. What is Josanna's last name?

4. Where did Aladdin's youngest daughter take a job?

5. Whom does Car continue to blame for his wife having left him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Car's first experience like being near the spurs in Pair a Spurs?

3. Who is picking up Wade in The Governors of Wyoming? How do they know each other?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator observe which foreshadows the ending of A Lonely Coast?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Ottaline in The Bunchgrass Edge of the World. What are her dreams and fears? What eccentricities does she have?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character Diamond Felts in The Mud Below and his relationship with his mother. What has complicated this relationship? What has been the result?

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