View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lonnie think would have been better for Granddad?
(a) To have died with his first wife.
(b) To have gotten rid of Hud and his second wife.
(c) To have gotten out of ranching.
(d) To have tried to defy the government.

2. Who always wins?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Wins are split pretty evenly.
(c) Halmea.
(d) Lonnie.

3. Where does Lonnie go when he leaves the ranch?
(a) To a pool hall in Thalia.
(b) To visit the neighbor's teenage daughter.
(c) To try to find the source of the cattle's illness.
(d) To a brothel in the city.

4. What does Mr. Burris bring with him to the ranch?
(a) A vaccine for the cattle.
(b) An order from the State Agriculture Department.
(c) A questionnaire for them to fill out.
(d) News.

5. What is the one exciting event of the year for the town of Thalia?
(a) Branding time.
(b) The State Fair.
(c) Roundup.
(d) The rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Jesse complain?

2. How does Lonnie feel after hearing Hud and Granddad's conversation?

3. What does Halmea do that is meaningful to Lonnie?

4. Who does Lonnie see in Thalia?

5. Where do the men drive the cattle?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 276 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample