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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What excuse does Alejandra say she'll give in order that she can leave to meet John Grady a day ahead of her planned arrival at the ranch?
(a) The her aunt is ill
(b) That she has family business
(c) That she is to be married
(d) The she is sick

3. John Grady passes up the offer of a bed one night and sleeps in a grove of trees. What is in the road the following morning?
(a) Sheep followed by a truck
(b) A wagon
(c) A group of men on horseback
(d) Children playing a game

4. What does Blevins say he believes will happen to him?
(a) He will be sent ot the penitentiary.
(b) He will be returned to his parents.
(c) He will be shot by a firing squad.
(d) He will be hanged.

5. Why does Perez say he chooses to remain in prison?
(a) He has a good life
(b) He is respected in the prison
(c) He can't find a way to escape
(d) He has political enemies

6. What game does John Grady kill for food soon after parting ways with the Captain?
(a) A pheasant
(b) A rabbit
(c) A fish
(d) A doe

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

8. Where does John Grady sleep his first night on the road?
(a) A man invites him to stay with his family
(b) A motel
(c) A bench
(d) A church

9. Where do John Grady and Rawlins discover Blevins worked after they parted?
(a) Reforma
(b) Palau
(c) He doesn't say
(d) Mexico City

10. What does the charro hand John Grady as John Grady is riding out of the stable yard with the Captain?
(a) A knife
(b) The reins to Blevins' horse
(c) His hat
(d) A pistol

11. What does John Grady confess to the judge after the hearing is over?
(a) That he wants to go home
(b) That he killed a boy while in prison
(c) That the horse really is not his
(d) That he is a runaway

12. Where does John Grady say his country is?
(a) He says he does not know.
(b) He says it is wherever he can find horses.
(c) He says it is Texas.
(d) He says it is Mexico.

13. What is the scene depicted on the tapestry in the room where the Senora and John Grady meet?
(a) Two horses drinking from a pool
(b) A meeting of two horsemen
(c) A herd of horses running
(d) A fighting bull

14. What is the first thing the Captain asks Rawlins?
(a) For the location of stolen horses
(b) For his passport
(c) For information about Blevins
(d) For his confession

15. How many farm workers are picked up near Paredon?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Four
(c) Fifteen
(d) Five

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John Grady gain entrance to the school room where he expects to encounter the Captain?

2. What are John Grady, Rawlins and Blevins chained to when they leave their temporary prison?

3. What kind of vehicle does John Grady ride in almost the entire day after parting from Alejandra?

4. What does Blevins pull from his boot and give John Grady and Rawlins just before he is killed?

5. Who does John Grady say must have paid their way out of prison?

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