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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does John Grady realize he has been gone from La Vega?
(a) Seventeen days
(b) Seven weeks
(c) Twelve days
(d) Nine weeks

3. To where does the Captain tell John Grady they will be transported?
(a) Home
(b) Saltillo
(c) Texas
(d) Reforma

4. 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

5. What is the first thing John Grady buys when he reaches La Vega?
(a) Dinner
(b) A Coca-Cola
(c) A horse
(d) Clothes

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

7. When Rawlins says they are in prison over a horse, what is John Grady's reply?
(a) He says Rawlins is right
(b) That they're better off than Blevins
(c) That he'd do it again
(d) That the horse had nothing to do with it

8. What is the first real meal John Grady is given after his injury from the knife fight?
(a) Chicken and beans
(b) Chicken, rice and pears
(c) Beef, beans and pears
(d) Chicken and applesauce

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

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

11. Where does Emilio Perez live?
(a) Just outside the prison
(b) In the cell next to John Grady and Rawlins
(c) In a house on the prison grounds but apart from the prisoners
(d) In a large cell on the ground floor

12. 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) Children playing a game
(b) Sheep followed by a truck
(c) A wagon
(d) A group of men on horseback

13. What did the Senora study in school?
(a) Botany
(b) Sociology
(c) Mathematics
(d) Biology

14. Why does Blevins say he is unable to walk?
(a) His feet are busted up
(b) His leg is broken
(c) He's too weak
(d) He has no boots

15. What refreshment are John Grady, Rawlins and Blevins given when they stop in Ocampo?
(a) Water
(b) Cider
(c) Orange soda water
(d) Lemonade

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The day John Grady reaches San Buenaventura, he sees some children. What are they playing?

3. In what room does John Grady meet with the Senora?

4. What color dress is Alejandra wearing when she arrives at the station to meet John Grady?

5. Who is the first of the three to be taken to the Captain for questioning the day after John Grady and Rawlins' arrival?

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