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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 dies in the thunderstorm?
2. What does Gus do when they reach Ogallala?
3. What does Lorena fear about Gus?
4. Where do Pea Eye and Gus find shelter from the Indians?
5. Why did the Indians steal the horses ?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens between Dish and Dixon?
2. What does July offer Gus?
3. Why is Po Campo not as excited about reaching Ogallala as the rest of the crew?
4. What happens to Elmira when she sees Dee?
5. What does July do at the bar Elmira used to work at?
6. Why does Gus not go after Blue Duck?
7. What does Clara tell Gus about marriage?
8. Why does Call tell the men not to leave, once they found a place for the ranch headquarters?
9. What worries Dish when Call rides off to help Gus?
10. Why does Newt decide not to shoot the Indians that approach him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gus thinks about the chain of events that Jake sets into motion by not facing the consequences of his accidental shooting in Arkansas. Pick three or four events from the novel. How are these events based on accident or circumstance? How might things have turned out differently if the events you chose did not happen, or happened differently? How are these accidents related to choices made by one or more characters? Use examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The novel includes both lawmen and outlaws throughout the story. The lawmen like Call, Gus, and July try their best to uphold and enforce the law. The outlaws like Blue Duck and Dan Suggs spend their time breaking the law.
Part 1) Pick one lawman and one outlaw and compare and contrast them. What characteristics do they have in common? In what ways are they different?
Part 2) How do the two characters you selected act as if they are above the law, or that laws do not apply to them? Cite examples from the novel.
Part 3) In what ways are the two characters not above the law? Pick events from the story that show how the characters apply the law to themselves.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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