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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does it take John Grady to tell the judge his story about how he came to have Blevins' horse?
(a) Just over an hour
(b) Almost an hour
(c) Almost half an hour
(d) Most of the afternoon

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

4. What do the men give John Grady when they catch up with him and the Captain?
(a) Food
(b) A blanket
(c) A horse
(d) A saddle

5. How does John Grady gain entrance to the school room where he expects to encounter the Captain?
(a) By breaking a window
(b) By opening an unlocked door
(c) By breaking down a door
(d) By bribing the maid for a key

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the Captain tell John Grady they know about Rawlins from his confession?
(a) That he told John Henry's role in his crimes
(b) That he is a criminal named Smith
(c) That he helped steal horses
(d) That he shot several men along with Blevins

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

15. What color is the table in Perez's room?
(a) Green
(b) Brown
(c) Black
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the envelope John Grady is given after the knife fight?

2. Why does Blevins say he is unable to walk?

3. Where is the hotel John Grady and Rawlins stay on their first night out of prison?

4. What time do John Grady and Rawlins arrive in Saltillo?

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

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