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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 prison where John Grady and Rawlins are taken?
(a) Castelar
(b) Prison de Reforma
(c) Santa Capsular
(d) Soledad

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

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

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

5. How many days do John Grady and Rawlins travel as captives?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Two

6. Where is the first place John Grady and Rawlins go after leaving the bus that took them from the prison?
(a) A bus stop
(b) A cafe
(c) A motel
(d) A clothing store

7. What time is John Grady told to return for a meeting with the Senora?
(a) Ten that evening
(b) Noon
(c) Nine o'clock
(d) Ten the next morning

8. What does Blevins pull from his boot and give John Grady and Rawlins just before he is killed?
(a) A knife
(b) Money
(c) An address
(d) A letter

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

10. What does John Grady use to cauterize the gunshot wound in his thigh?
(a) The heated blade of a knife
(b) The heated edge of a rock
(c) The heated barrel of a pistol
(d) The heated belt buckle

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

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

13. Where is the hotel John Grady and Rawlins stay on their first night out of prison?
(a) Aldama Street
(b) Castela Street
(c) Alamedia Street
(d) Cabella Street

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

15. Who is the man who cuts Rawlins the day after their encounter with Perez?
(a) Perez's bodyguard
(b) Perez
(c) A man Rawlins had never seen before
(d) A prison guard

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel where John Grady waits for Alejandra?

2. Where does John Grady discover the Senora is going to be gone the entire day he arrives back at the ranch?

3. Where do John Grady and Rawlins discover Blevins worked after they parted?

4. What does John Grady confess to the judge after the hearing is over?

5. What do the farm workers give John Grady to make his ride more comfortable?

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