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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How old does John Grady say Rawlins is?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Seventeen
(d) Eighteen

8. 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

9. How much land is in the la Purisima ranch?
(a) Eleven thousand hectres
(b) Eleven thousand acres
(c) Eleven hundred acres
(d) Eleven hundred hectres

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

11. What does the kid say is his real name?
(a) Jimmy Blivet
(b) Jimmy Blevins
(c) James Bodine
(d) Jared Belvins

12. Who is in the photograph on John's grandfather's desk?
(a) John's mother
(b) John
(c) John's father
(d) John's grandmother

13. 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) Pulls a quarter from behind their ears
(c) Pretends to pull off their noses
(d) Falls off the bench

14. Why can't the three boys buy water from the caravans they encounter?
(a) The water is not drinkable
(b) The merchants do not have water to spare
(c) They do not have enough money
(d) They do not have any coins small enough

15. What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins go on a Sunday afternoon?
(a) Mexico City
(b) Reforma
(c) La Purisima
(d) La Vega

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the boys use for a fire on the last night before they reach the ranch?

3. What do the three drink at the small store in Reforma?

4. What personal information is required of John Grady and Rawlins once they are hired at the ranch?

5. What does Rawlins throw up in the air for the kid to shoot?

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