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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rawlins asks whether a person can believe in heaven without believing in hell. What is John Grady's response?
(a) No
(b) That a person can believe whatever he wants
(c) Yes
(d) That he doesn't know

2. What trick does Rawlins perform that makes the little Mexican girls laugh?
(a) Falls off the bench
(b) Pretends to pull off their noses
(c) Pretends to pull his finger off and put it back on
(d) Pulls a quarter from behind their ears

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?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Five
(c) Eight
(d) Three

4. Where has John's Mama gone?
(a) San Antonio
(b) San Francisco
(c) St. Louis
(d) St. Augustine

5. How does Blevins determine that they' ae being followed after he gets his horse back?
(a) Gets away from the horses and listens
(b) Walks back and looks
(c) Uses binoculars to look
(d) Puts his ear to the road

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the kid say is his real name?

2. What do John and Rawlins have for their first meal on their trip?

3. What do the three drink at the small store in Reforma?

4. What are the three wearing as they cross the Rio Grande?

5. What kind of horses are in the painting in the dining room, according to John's grandfather?

(see the answer key)

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