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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the general conversation when John Grady and Rawlins take their seats at the dinner table their first night on the ranch?
(a) There is no conversation at the table
(b) Horses, cattle and America
(c) Plans for the following day's work
(d) Why John Grady and Rawlins are in Mexico

2. Where do John Grady and Rawlins wait out the thunderstorm?
(a) Under the edge of a rock overhang
(b) Under the roots of a tree
(c) In a cave
(d) Under wide tree limbs

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

4. Where does Blevins wait out the thunderstorm?
(a) Under the edge of a rock overhand
(b) Under teh wide limbs of a tree
(c) Under the roots of a tree
(d) In a cave

5. What kind of horses are in the painting in the dining room, according to John's grandfather?
(a) Wild horses
(b) Picturebook horses
(c) Painted horses
(d) Arabian horses

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?

2. Where do they see Blevins' horse?

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

4. What is John Grady's response when Rawlins asks if it is possible to believe in heaven without believing in hell?

5. Where do the boys next see Blevins' pistol?

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