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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 does Magdalena do when she finds herself in a hospital in the book?
(a) Sneaks out.
(b) Decides to stay.
(c) Dies.
(d) Goes insane.

2. Which year does the book fast-forward to in the Epilogue?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1987.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2002.

3. What do the cowboys conclude has been killing on their ranch and must be stopped in Chapter 3?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Mountain lions.

4. Which cowboys are the only ones to make their horses go to the top of the mesa while tracking animals in Chapter 3?
(a) Mac and John Grady.
(b) Billy and Mac.
(c) John Grady and Troy.
(d) John Grady and Billy.

5. What is the name of the driver John Grady hires to help Magdalena escape the White Lake?
(a) Alan Parson.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Peter Rickman.
(d) Ramon Gutierrez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Grady do just before going to meet the blind piano player in Chapter 3?

2. Who helps Magdalena when she has a seizure while she is with a customer in Chapter 3?

3. Where does Billy go after confronting Eduardo about Magdalena's murder?

4. Who does Magdalena find waiting for her after getting into a car she believed was sent by John Grady in Chapter 3?

5. Who confronts Magdalena about whether or not John Grady knows she is sick in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John Grady discover that Magdalena has died?

2. What is the nature of the information John Grady tells Billy just before he dies?

3. How do John Grady and Billy find a litter of puppies that are trapped on the mesa?

4. How does John Grady describe Magdalena's escape plan to her?

5. How does Magdalena react when a woman offers to help her after she escapes from the hospital?

6. Why does the blind man refuse John Grady's request that he be Magdalena's godfather?

7. How is Billy described when he is first seen in 2002?

8. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?

9. What happens when Magdalena has a seizure while she is with a client in Chapter 3?

10. How do the cowboys inadvertently break the necks of some wild dogs they track in Chapter 3?

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