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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What color are the boots Rawlins buys in town?
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Grey
(d) Brown

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

6. What do John and Rawlins have for their first meal on their trip?
(a) Quail
(b) Sandwiches
(c) Jack rabbit
(d) Tortillas

7. What is the name of the man who travels to America to pick up Don Hector's new thoroughbred?
(a) Antonio
(b) Pico
(c) Armando
(d) Roberto

8. What kind of horse is ridden by the young girl John Grady and Rawlins see on their way to the ranch for the first time?
(a) A small mare
(b) A thoroughbred
(c) A paint
(d) An Arabian

9. What does Don Hector reveal about plans for Alejandra?
(a) That she is to be married to a wealthy landowner
(b) That she is to remain in Mexico City
(c) That she is to be sent to France
(d) That she is to be sent to America

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

11. What clue do John Grady and Rawlins have that Don Hector is near their camping place in the mountains?
(a) The sound of talking
(b) The sight of greyhounds
(c) The sight of a campfire
(d) The sound of horses

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) Whether anyone was looking for them
(b) Lineage of horses
(c) How much longer they should remain
(d) Alejandra

13. 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) His own horse
(c) Rawlins' horse
(d) Both

14. How old does John Grady tell Don Hector he is?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Eighteen
(c) Seventeen
(d) Sixteen

15. How old is John?
(a) Twenty-one
(b) Twenty-six
(c) Sixteen
(d) Seventeen

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that the waitress calls everyone?

2. Who does John Grady say is the leader?

3. How does Blevins determine that they' ae being followed after he gets his horse back?

4. What are the three wearing as they cross the Rio Grande?

5. What is NOT among the clothing items John Grady and Rawlns buy on their trip into town?

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