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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of horse is ridden by the young girl John Grady and Rawlins see on their way to the ranch for the first time?
(a) A small mare
(b) A paint
(c) An Arabian
(d) A thoroughbred

2. Where does the kid say he got his gun?
(a) From his father
(b) At the gittin place
(c) At Sears and Roebuck
(d) At a pawn shop

3. How old is John?
(a) Twenty-six
(b) Sixteen
(c) Twenty-one
(d) Seventeen

4. What is the name of John's family attorney?
(a) Floyd
(b) Franklin
(c) Fitzgerald
(d) Francis

5. What is the gift his father gives John?
(a) New boots
(b) A new saddle
(c) A new horse
(d) A new truck

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rawlins asks whether a person can believe in heaven without believing in hell. What is John Grady's response?

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

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

5. What does Rawlins throw up in the air for the kid to shoot?

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