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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are men judged within the prison hierarchy?

2. What is in the envelope John Grady is given after the knife fight?

3. What are John Grady, Rawlins and Blevins chained to when they leave their temporary prison?

4. How long does John Grady realize he has been gone from La Vega?

5. What is the fate of the Captain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the relationship between John Grady and Alejandra discovered? Why is it that they kept it a secret? Could they have handled it differently?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jimmy Blevins? Describe his background, his life and the things that put him in the position to be killed.

Essay Topic 3

What is it that drives John Grady to set out to break the sixteen wild horses on Don Hector's ranch? Does he prove what he set out to do? Is this a natural part of John Grady's makeup?

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