1 The epigraph concerns the dichotomy between ___. good and evil Call and Augustus wilderness and civilization mental versus physical 2 What animals does Augustus see eating a rattlesnake? cattle horses pigs water moccasins 3 What does Augustus like to do while Call works? Read novels Eat bacon Have intelligent conversations with himself Cook for the workers 4 What is Call's mare named? Hell Bitch Candy Buffalo Heifer Sugar 5 Why does Pea Eye prefer working with Call? He hates working He actually prefers working with Augustus Call does not try to engage him in conversation Call has intelligent conversations 6 Why does Call habitually patrol the river? Because of the immense danger and risk of attack To talk to Augustus To hone his instincts and take quiet time alone Because he hates civilization 7 Where does Lorena dream of going? Ogallala San Francisco St. Louis New York 8 Who offers Lorena extra money in exchange for hearing her origin story? Bolivar Call Newt Augustus 9 What does Augustus read in the morning? The land Novels His sign The Bible 10 Who returns with Deets? Jake Spoon Bolivar Dish Boggett Newt 11 How does Call test Dish? By instructing him to dig the well with Newt and Pea Eye By asking him to go on the cattle drive By setting up a target to see if he hits the bullseye None of the above 12 Why doesn't Call fully believe Jake? Jake murdered a man in cold blood Jake sees things through the lens of his own favor Jake always lies Jake is too tired to be coherent 13 What does Jake say that intrigues Call? That Pedro Flores died That Maggie loved Call That there is beautiful open country in Montana That the Suggs brothers are killers and horse thieves 14 Why does Dish tell Chick that Lorena is his sister? Dish and Lorena are dating. Dish wants to provoke the man into a fight. Lorena is indeed Dish's sister. Dish loves Lorena and does not want the other man to pay for her services. 15 Who does Dish see with Lorena? Augustus Call Newt Jake 16 What shocks Augusuts about Wilbarger? That Wilbarger studied at Yale because Augustus is used to being the most educated person around. That Chick asks about Lorena. That Wilbarger found the sign amusing since Augustus meant it to have a serious meaning. That Wilbarger intends to drive cattle. 17 What causes Newt to feel grown? He rides Hell Bitch Call gives him his first gun Call gives him a pocket watch He digs a well 18 Who does the group find at Pedro Flores's camp? Blue Duck Two Irishmen Pedro himself Bandits 19 What is the novel's narrative perspective? Third person limited Third person omniscient FIrst person plural Second person 20 Which of the following does McMurtry not use? Onomatopoeia Colloquialism Simile Euphemism 21 What does the name of the town symbolize in Call and Augustus's lives? Feeling lonely but at peace with the changing world Poetic significance Feeling lonely and obsolete in times of peace None of the above 22 Which of the following is an important place and a concept in the novel? The Garden of Eden The frontier The Dry Bean Hell 23 Where is Call from? Scotland Ireland Arkansas Texas 24 Who took his role as a Ranger the most seriously? Call Jake Pea Eye Augustus 25 What was McMurtry seeking to dispel with this novel? Multifaceted human nature Romantic myths about the American "Wild West" That Texas is a superior place to live The myth of meritocracy
