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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that John Grady and Rawlins talk about for a time on the night of their second trip away from the Ranch?
(a) How much longer they should remain
(b) Lineage of horses
(c) Whether anyone was looking for them
(d) Alejandra

2. What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins go on a Sunday afternoon?
(a) Mexico City
(b) La Vega
(c) La Purisima
(d) Reforma

3. How many horses do John Grady and Rawlins bring from the mountains on what would be their final trip before their arrest?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Eleven
(c) Seven
(d) Nine

4. What horse does John Grady say sired all those in the corral?
(a) Little Joe
(b) Black Joe
(c) Joe Black
(d) Little Black

5. How many days does John Grady say it will take to rough break the horses?
(a) Six days
(b) Four days
(c) Sixteen days
(d) Fourteen days

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the three drink at the small store in Reforma?

2. Who does John Grady say taught him to play chess?

3. What piece of furniture is described in some detail as being in the hallway of the ranch house?

4. What is the name of the boy John Grady and Rawlins share a drink with before entering the dance?

5. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Perez say a prison resembles and why?

2. What does Rawlins say about a "good looking horse?"

3. Why does John Grady say he does not think about Alejandra while he is recovering from his knife wounds?

4. What is the dream John Grady had in prison about Jimmy Blevins, and how does that compare to the dream he has on the afternoon of his return to the ranch?

5. What bet does John Henry make while he and Rawlins are waiting to go to prison?

6. What is revealed during the conversation between John Grady and Alejandra at the dance?

7. What does Rawlins say he hates about going home?

8. What does John Grady learn about Rawlins' time in the infirmary and what it means to their friendship?

9. Why does the kid leave the house after falling off the bench in the home of the Mexican family?

10. What does John Grady say to the horse as he rides the animal cross country from the ranch?

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