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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. Why does Hud resent Granddad about Hud going off to WWII?

2. What does Hud do every night after work?

3. What has technology done to the rural way of life?

4. About what does Lonnie reminisce in the Prologue?

5. What does Hud say about Halmea when Lonnie asks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lonnie's family members who live at the ranch.

2. What do the boys do after returning to Thalia?

3. What does the vet want to do to determine the strain of the disease and why does he want to do so?

4. What does Lonzo suggest and what is Granddad's response?

5. Why doesn't Granddad want to drill for oil?

6. What does Lonnie think about in the Prologue?

7. Who is Newt Garrett and why does he come to the ranch?

8. What does the State Vet tell Granddad about the cattle?

9. How does Granddad come to marry his second wife?

10. What is Hud's response on the way back from the stockyards when Granddad asks his opinion about the cattle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In chapter 1, Halmea tells Jesse that what Jesse needs is a wife and children, but Jesse answers that he has enough trouble getting by on his own, without having to support a family. Discuss the following:

1. Based on details in the book, do you think Granddad would agree that a man needs a wife? Explain fully.

2. Hud seems the opposite of Granddad as far as settling down goes. He is 35 and has not been married. Fully discuss why you think Hud has not married and if you think he should take Halmea's advice to Jesse for himself. Do you think Halmea would advise Hud to settle down and marry?

3. Evaluate Jesse's reply to Halmea's advice and Jesse's character throughout the book and discuss whether you think Jesse is using finances as an excuse not to marry.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Horseman, Pass By, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Do you think it is harder to identify the plot in a fantasy novel than some others? Why or why not?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Horseman, Pass By . They may not contain every element of a major plot. Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Some plots seem to be more character-driven and some more action-driven; some seem balanced. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. What type of plot do you think Horseman, Pass By is? Explain.

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