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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 photograph on John's grandfather's desk?
(a) John's mother
(b) John's grandmother
(c) John's father
(d) John

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

3. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?
(a) The Eagle Diner
(b) The St. Angelus Restaurant
(c) The Eagle Cafe
(d) The Range Restaurant

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

5. Where do they see Blevins' horse?
(a) In a field
(b) In a barn
(c) In a mud hut
(d) In a corral

6. What do John Grady and Alejandra have to drink during the intermission at the dance?
(a) Listos
(b) Water
(c) Lemonade
(d) Cider

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

8. How many horses are in the pen at the ranch?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Thirteen
(d) Fifteen

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

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

11. Why does John Grady say the horses in the corral are so skittish?
(a) They have never been penned before.
(b) They have never seen a man afoot.
(c) They have never smelled white men.
(d) They hare been penned up for too long.

12. What is it that John Grady and Rawlins talk about for a time on the night of their second trip away from the Ranch?
(a) Lineage of horses
(b) Alejandra
(c) How much longer they should remain
(d) Whether anyone was looking for them

13. What color is the barn where John Grady works with the horses?
(a) White
(b) Brown
(c) Red
(d) Green

14. What color is the plane flown by the owner of the ranch in Mexico where John Grady works?
(a) Yellow
(b) Silver
(c) Red
(d) White

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the kid say he got his gun?

3. About what habit does John fuss at his father?

4. Who does John Grady say taught him to play chess?

5. What information does the lawyer tell John about his mother and father?

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