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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT among the clothing items John Grady and Rawlns buy on their trip into town?
(a) Socks and underwear
(b) Shirts and pants
(c) Gloves
(d) Jackets

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

3. What does John Grady rub over the horse before putting the saddle on it?
(a) A sack
(b) A blanket
(c) A rope
(d) His shirt

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

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

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

7. What is the name of the hotel where John sees his mother?
(a) The Menger
(b) The Ritz
(c) The Broadway
(d) The Major

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

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

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

11. What personal information is required of John Grady and Rawlins once they are hired at the ranch?
(a) Names, ages and social security numbers
(b) Names and ages
(c) Names, ages and how to reach their parents
(d) Their names

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

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

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 silver tea service
(c) A tallcase clock
(d) A wooden rocking chair

15. How does Rawlins say Julius Ramsey killed a lion?
(a) With his bare hands
(b) Shot it out of a tree
(c) Knocked it out of a tree for the dogs to kill
(d) With a rock

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the father of the man who cooks for the group in the mountains die?

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

3. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?

4. How long does John Grady say he would like to stay in Mexico working with cattle?

5. Where does Don Hector Rocha y Villareal's wife live?

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