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All the Pretty Horses Quiz

Cormac McCarthy
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All the Pretty Horses Quiz

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1)

What color is the plane flown by the owner of the ranch in Mexico where John Grady works? (from Chapter 2)

Red
White
Yellow
Silver
2)

What game does John Grady kill for food soon after parting ways with the Captain? (from Chapter 4)

A pheasant
A fish
A rabbit
A doe
3)

What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins go on a Sunday afternoon? (from Chapter 2)

La Purisima
Mexico City
La Vega
Reforma
4)

What is the book Don Hector asks if John Grady has read? (from Chapter 2)

Horse and Man
Horse of America
Horse of Mexico
Horses and Breeding
5)

What do Rawlins, John Grady and the other young boy from the ranch share before going into the dance? (from Chapter 2)

Gum
A steak
Gum and liquor
Liquor
6)

How many days do John Grady and Rawlins travel as captives? (from Chapter 3)

One
Two
Four
Three
7)

What is the fate of the Captain? (from Chapter 4)

John Grady hands him over to the authorities.
His fate is never revealed.
He passes out and John Grady leaves him behind.
The men kill him.
8)

What does Reverend Jimmy Blevins' wife think John Henry wants from her husband? (from Chapter 4)

For him to help find the kid's parents
For him to bless the horse
For him to take the horse
For him to pray for John Grady
9)

Which direction are John Grady and Rawlins taken after their arrest? (from Chapter 2)

East
South
North
West
10)

Where does Alejandra attend school? (from Chapter 2)

Mexico City
La Vega
Reforma
La Purisima
11)

How much does the surgeon charge for removing the stitches in John Grady's face? (from Chapter 3)

Fifteen dollars
One hundred fifty pesos
Fifty cents
Fifty pesos
12)

Who is the first of the three to be taken to the Captain for questioning the day after John Grady and Rawlins' arrival? (from Chapter 3)

John Grady
Blevins
Rawlins
All three
13)

What is the name of the boy John Grady and Rawlins share a drink with before entering the dance? (from Chapter 2)

Eduardo
Blevins
Roberto
Alejandro
14)

What is the name of the hotel where John Grady waits for Alejandra? (from Chapter 4)

The Ritz
The Castelar
The Reina Christna
The Plaza de Armas
15)

What color is the barn where John Grady works with the horses? (from Chapter 2)

White
Green
Brown
Red
16)

Where does Rawlins say he wants to go next? (from Chapter 3)

To find work at another ranch
Home
Wherever John Grady goes
To see Alejandra
17)

What excuse does Alejandra say she'll give in order that she can leave to meet John Grady a day ahead of her planned arrival at the ranch? (from Chapter 4)

The her aunt is ill
The she is sick
That she has family business
That she is to be married
18)

How are men judged within the prison hierarchy? (from Chapter 3)

Their willingness to kill
Their possessions
The level of their guilt
Their ability to withstand torture
19)

What does John Grady use to cauterize the gunshot wound in his thigh? (from Chapter 4)

The heated barrel of a pistol
The heated edge of a rock
The heated belt buckle
The heated blade of a knife
20)

What does John Grady confess to the judge after the hearing is over? (from Chapter 4)

That the horse really is not his
That he wants to go home
That he killed a boy while in prison
That he is a runaway
21)

What two things do the soldiers ask John Grady as he is being arrested? (from Chapter 2)

Where is his gun and his knife
Where is Don Hector's horse and Alejandra
Where is his gun and his horse
Where is Alejandra and her horse
22)

What does John Grady set out to do with the forty-five pesos left from the money he received from Jimmy Blevins? (from Chapter 3)

Buy a knife
Buy food for Rawlins
Buy protection
Buy his escape
23)

What does Blevins say he believes will happen to him? (from Chapter 3)

He will be shot by a firing squad.
He will be hanged.
He will be returned to his parents.
He will be sent ot the penitentiary.
24)

Who does John Grady say must have paid their way out of prison? (from Chapter 3)

Alejandra
Blevins
Don Hector
Alejandra's godmother
25)

Who does John Grady say is the leader? (from Chapter 2)

Both
Neither
Rawlins
John Grady
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