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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 the name of Billy's brother that died in the war?
(a) Sam.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Henry.
(d) Avery.

2. Why does John Grady not go to Magdalena at the White Lake at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) He is no longer interested in her.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He cannot afford it.
(d) He is mad.

3. What do the men from Mac's ranch do to try and beat their rival at the horse auction?
(a) Spend more money than him.
(b) Steal his horses.
(c) Bet on bad horses.
(d) Get better horses than him.

4. What does Mac say he has been forced to do that he wishes he had not after returning to the ranch after the horse auction?
(a) Sell part of his ranch.
(b) Move states.
(c) Hire Mexicans.
(d) Breed horses.

5. What war does the old man of the ranch discuss with John Grady during their first conversation?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Mexican Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Magdalena tell John Grady she was when she was first sold as a young girl?

2. What is the name of Elton's wife?

3. Who offers to drive John Grady around to look for a girl he likes at a whorehouse?

4. Which of the following men are not present at the whorehouse at the beginning of the book?

5. How much does Billy have to pay the barman to see Eduardo when he visits his office for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Grady do when he finds Mr. Johnson wandering around in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?

2. What happens when a man brings his horse to be trained at Mac's ranch in Chapter 1?

3. How is the cowboy's dog hunt for mountain lions described in the book?

4. How is John Grady's attempts at taming a wild horse at the beginning of the book described?

5. How is the cowboy's rivalry with a man called Wolfenbarger described in the book?

6. How is John Grady and Mac's game of chess described in Chapter 1?

7. What is Billy's reaction when John Grady tells him the girl he likes lives at the White Lake whore house?

8. What is the nature of the message Magdalena sends to John Grady through a waiter?

9. What does Troy say he is thinking about doing while on a long drive with Billy near the beginning of the book?

10. How does Mac choose his horses at the auction he attends in Chapter 2?

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