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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. What unusual food does Po Campo make?

2. Why does the Hat Creek outfit not have any problems getting the horses from Pedro's camp?

3. What does Jake think about doing with Lorena?

4. Who returned during breakfast?

5. Who goes back to Lonesome Dove with the first herd of horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gus teach the bartender to respect him and Call?

2. What does July decide to do first after getting the telegram from Peach?

3. What worries Deets about the trip to Montana?

4. What does Gus understand about the constant talk of Sean's death?

5. How does Elmira react to the news that July is going to find Jake Spoon?

6. Why is Gus not trying to hide the horses they brought back from Mexico?

7. What does Lorena ask Dish when he arrives at the Dry Bean? How does it make Dish feel?

8. What does Gus fear concerning Lorena now that Jake Spoon is in town?

9. What upsets Call when Jake tells him his and Lorena's plans?

10. Captain Call was restless. What did he want to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Call and Newt lies at the core of a major theme of the novel. Write an essay detailing Call's feelings for Newt. In what ways does Call show he accepts that Newt is his son? Does he give Newt special treatment over the other cowboys? In what ways does he not accept that Newt is his son? Why does he refuse to claim Newt openly?

Essay Topic 2

Call and Gus feel that they must hang Jake, even though he is their friend, because he is riding with murderers and horse thieves. Jake feels he is innocent because he has not killed anyone or personally taken horses. However, he does not put up a fight and dies an honorable death.

Part 1) Is Jake guilty as a murderer and horse thief? If not, what crime has he committed? Are his crimes worthy of hanging?

Part 2) How does Jake feel about his sentence? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

Part 3) How does Call feel about hanging Jake? In what ways does he show he might regret it? How does Gus feel about hanging Jake? Does he have any regrets? How does he handle them? Are Gus and Call influenced by other events in the novel in carrying out Jake's sentence?

Essay Topic 3

Newt is a character on the edge of adulthood. Write an essay about Newt's transition to adulthood.

Part 1) What are the rites of passage that define him?

Part 2) What kind of adult does Newt want to become?

Part 3) Who are Newt's role models? Why does he look up to those role models? Use examples from the novel.

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