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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town where John and his father go on their final horseback ride?
(a) Robert Lee
(b) San Angelo
(c) Robertsville
(d) General Grant

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

3. Who does John Grady say is the leader?
(a) Both
(b) Rawlins
(c) Neither
(d) John Grady

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

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

6. Where are John and Rawlins headed?
(a) Santa Fe
(b) Mexico
(c) San Antonio
(d) San Angelo

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

8. What does Rawlins throw up in the air for the kid to shoot?
(a) His plate
(b) His wallet
(c) A rock
(d) A bottle

9. What is it that the waitress calls everyone?
(a) Darlin'
(b) Doll
(c) Dude
(d) Sweetie

10. What is the name of the horse John rides as he is out checking cattle in the rain?
(a) Renegade
(b) Red Dog
(c) Redbo
(d) Rebel

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

12. How far do John and Rawlins travel by noon their first day?
(a) Four miles
(b) Forty miles
(c) Fourteen miles
(d) Forty-four miles

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

14. Who does John Grady say taught him to play chess?
(a) His father
(b) No one
(c) His grandfather
(d) Rawlins

15. What is the name of the boy John Grady and Rawlins share a drink with before entering the dance?
(a) Roberto
(b) Blevins
(c) Eduardo
(d) Alejandro

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the plane flown by the owner of the ranch in Mexico where John Grady works?

2. What does John Grady say about the smell of the first horse he catches?

3. Where do John Grady and Rawlins wait out the thunderstorm?

4. Into what game does Don Hector invite John Grady to join?

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

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