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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first of the three to be taken to the Captain for questioning the day after John Grady and Rawlins' arrival?
(a) John Grady
(b) Rawlins
(c) Blevins
(d) All three

2. How are men judged within the prison hierarchy?
(a) The level of their guilt
(b) Their willingness to kill
(c) Their possessions
(d) Their ability to withstand torture

3. What do John Grady and Rawlins eat their first lunchtime of captivity?
(a) Beans and cornbread
(b) Beans and tortillas
(c) Sandwiches
(d) Goat mean and tortillas

4. What color dress is Alejandra wearing when she arrives at the station to meet John Grady?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Pink
(d) Blue

5. In what room does John Grady meet with the Senora?
(a) Her suite
(b) The parlor
(c) The dining room
(d) The kitchen

6. How many guards travel with John Grady, Rawlins and Blevins?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) One

7. Where is the man hiding when he shoots John Grady?
(a) Behind Blevins' horse
(b) On a roof
(c) Behind a door
(d) Behind a pickup

8. How does Blevins say he recovered his gun?
(a) A man gave it to him
(b) He doesn't say
(c) Slipped into a house and took it
(d) Snatched it from a man's belt

9. How does John Grady leave the city?
(a) Flatbed truck
(b) Horseback
(c) Bus
(d) Walking

10. Who carries John Grady out of the prison yard after the fight?
(a) Perez
(b) Perez's man
(c) A guard
(d) Rawlins

11. How much does the surgeon charge for removing the stitches in John Grady's face?
(a) One hundred fifty pesos
(b) Fifty pesos
(c) Fifty cents
(d) Fifteen dollars

12. What is the injury the Captain suffers?
(a) A dislocated shoulder
(b) A bullet in the hand
(c) A broken arm
(d) A bullet in the upper arm

13. What is the first thing John Grady buys in Los Picos?
(a) A jacket
(b) A steak
(c) Oats
(d) A bucket

14. What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins stop with their captors?
(a) Encantada
(b) Palau
(c) Mexico City
(d) Saltillo

15. What advice are John Grady and Rawlins given upon arriving in the tiny hut where they are held prisoner?
(a) Don't step in the bucket
(b) Don't yell for help
(c) Don't fight the guards
(d) Don't go to sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Grady buy with the last of the money he has at Los Picos?

2. What does the Captain tell John Grady they know about Rawlins from his confession?

3. What does Blevins say he believes will happen to him?

4. What does the Senora say are the bonds that tie people closest together?

5. Where does John Grady say his country is?

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