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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does John Grady and Rawlins begin breaking the horses?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Monday
(d) Sunday

2. What time do John Grady and Rawlins arrive in Saltillo?
(a) Ten o'clock at night
(b) Midnight
(c) Just after noon
(d) Ten o'clock in the morning

3. What color is the plane flown by the owner of the ranch in Mexico where John Grady works?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Silver
(d) Yellow

4. Where do John Grady and Rawlins wait out the thunderstorm?
(a) In a cave
(b) Under the edge of a rock overhang
(c) Under the roots of a tree
(d) Under wide tree limbs

5. How do Rawlins and John Grady cook the first rabbit they kill on their trip?
(a) In a bed of coals
(b) In a hole under the fire
(c) On a spit over a fire
(d) On a rock next to the fire

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Grady instruct Rawlins to do before buying his new boots?

2. What does the Captain tell John Grady they know about Rawlins from his confession?

3. Why do Rawlins and John tell the young Mexican they are fleeing?

4. What does John Grady set out to do with the forty-five pesos left from the money he received from Jimmy Blevins?

5. About what habit does John fuss at his father?

(see the answer key)

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