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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Rawlins, John Grady and the other young boy from the ranch share before going into the dance?
(a) A steak
(b) Gum and liquor
(c) Gum
(d) Liquor

4. What piece of furniture is described in some detail as being in the hallway of the ranch house?
(a) A brass candlabra
(b) A wooden rocking chair
(c) A silver tea service
(d) A tallcase clock

5. What is it that the waitress calls everyone?
(a) Darlin'
(b) Dude
(c) Doll
(d) Sweetie

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does John spend the night during his only night in San Antonio?

3. How does John know his former girlfriend is watching him as he walks away from her?

4. How did the father of the man who cooks for the group in the mountains die?

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

(see the answer key)

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