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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the photo that was shot by the kid?
(a) Betty Ward
(b) Betsy Rawlins
(c) Mary Catherine
(d) Mary Blevins

2. What does Antonio call the new stud horse?
(a) Beast
(b) Padre bueno
(c) Caballo padre
(d) Wonderful beauty

3. What do the boys use for a fire on the last night before they reach the ranch?
(a) They have no fire
(b) An entire dead tree
(c) A pile of twigs
(d) Their blankets

4. What is the name of the hotel where John sees his mother?
(a) The Broadway
(b) The Major
(c) The Menger
(d) The Ritz

5. How does John know his former girlfriend is watching him as he walks away from her?
(a) She calls out to him.
(b) He sees her reflection in a window.
(c) He turns to look.
(d) He does not know.

6. Who is Duena Alfonsa?
(a) Don Hector's illegitimate daughter
(b) Don Hector's sister
(c) Alejandra's grand aunt and godmother
(d) Alejandra's caregiver

7. What was Duena Alfonsa's profession as a young woman?
(a) House wife
(b) School teacher
(c) Chess teacher
(d) Bookkeepter

8. Which direction are John Grady and Rawlins taken after their arrest?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) West
(d) North

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

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

11. What information does the lawyer tell John about his mother and father?
(a) That they are still married
(b) That they have his best interests at heart
(c) That they don't have to give him any part of the ranch
(d) That they are divorced

12. What is the name of the man who goes along with John Grady and the others into the mountains as a cook?
(a) Luis
(b) Antonio
(c) Vasquez
(d) Lamar

13. Who is watching John Grady and Rawlins as they continue working on the horses after lunch?
(a) No one
(b) About twenty men, women and children
(c) About twenty cowboys
(d) Only the ranch owner and foreman

14. What kind of horses does Don Hector say he intends to raise?
(a) Quarterhorses
(b) Race horses
(c) Thoroughbreds
(d) He doesn't say

15. What does John Grady say about the smell of the first horse he catches?
(a) That it smells like a goat
(b) That it smells like what it is - a horse
(c) That it smells like what it is - a wild animal
(d) That it smells like a country morning

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does John Grady tell Don Hector he is?

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

3. What color is Alejandra's dress at the dance?

4. How do Rawlins and John Grady cook the first rabbit they kill on their trip?

5. What piece of furniture is described in some detail as being in the hallway of the ranch house?

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