View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?
(a) The Range Restaurant
(b) The Eagle Cafe
(c) The St. Angelus Restaurant
(d) The Eagle Diner

2. Where does John spend the night during his only night in San Antonio?
(a) A cheap motel
(b) YMCA
(c) The Eagle Cafe
(d) The theater

3. How long does John Grady say he would like to stay in Mexico working with cattle?
(a) A year or so
(b) Until his mother sees reason
(c) He doesn't say
(d) About a hundred years

4. What personal information is required of John Grady and Rawlins once they are hired at the ranch?
(a) Names and ages
(b) Names, ages and social security numbers
(c) Their names
(d) Names, ages and how to reach their parents

5. What does Blevins say is the strangest thing he ever ate?
(a) Raw oysters
(b) Jack rabbit
(c) Grub worms
(d) Mountain oysters

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't the three boys buy water from the caravans they encounter?

2. What is the gift his father gives John?

3. How many men are in the first group of Mexicans on horseback John Grady, Rawlins and the kid meet on their way across the country?

4. Who is it that stops John and asks if they can be friends just before he leaves San Angelo?

5. What does Blevins have in his possession the morning after the thunderstorm?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample