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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John Grady say the man named Julius Ramsey killed a lion?
(a) Climbed a tree and knocked it out for the dogs to kill
(b) Killed it with his bare hands
(c) Shot it
(d) Hit it with a rock

2. 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.

3. How old is Don Hector Rocha y Villareal?
(a) Seventy-four
(b) Fourteen
(c) Forty-seven
(d) Fifty-seven

4. Where does John spend the night during his only night in San Antonio?
(a) YMCA
(b) The Eagle Cafe
(c) A cheap motel
(d) The theater

5. How many days does John Grady say it will take to rough break the horses?
(a) Sixteen days
(b) Six days
(c) Fourteen days
(d) Four days

6. Where does the kid say he is headed when he first encounters John Grady and Rawlins?
(a) Langtry
(b) Pumpville
(c) Reforma
(d) El Paso

7. About what habit does John fuss at his father?
(a) Cussing
(b) Fighting
(c) Smoking
(d) Drinking

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

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

10. Which horse is John Grady riding when he beats Rawlins in their impromptu race on the day they go into town?
(a) Blevins' horse
(b) Rawlins' horse
(c) His own horse
(d) Both

11. Where do the boys next see Blevins' pistol?
(a) In a man's back pocket
(b) On the ground
(c) In the saddlebags of his horse
(d) In the front seat of a car

12. How much money do Rawlins and John Grady bet on their impromptu race on the Sunday they go into town?
(a) A dollar
(b) Fifty cents
(c) They don't bet
(d) Fifty dollars

13. 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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Duena Alfonsa?

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

3. What horse does John Grady say sired all those in the corral?

4. What clue do John Grady and Rawlins have that Don Hector is near their camping place in the mountains?

5. How far do John and Rawlins travel by noon their first day?

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