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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long had Abuela worked for John Grady's family?
(a) Fifteen years
(b) Fifty-five years
(c) Fourty-five years
(d) Fifty years

3. What is in the envelope John Grady is given after the knife fight?
(a) A pardon
(b) A bus ticket
(c) A letter
(d) Money

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

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) His hat
(c) The reins to Blevins' horse
(d) A pistol

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

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

13. The day John Grady reaches San Buenaventura, he sees some children. What are they playing?
(a) They are splashing in the water.
(b) They are playing tag.
(c) They are playing baseball.
(d) They are playing cards.

14. What kind of vehicle does John Grady ride in almost the entire day after parting from Alejandra?
(a) A flatbed pickup
(b) A mule-drawn cart
(c) A LaSalle phaeton
(d) A LaSabre convertible

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins stop with their captors?

2. Where does John Grady cross the Pecos four days after Abuela's funeral?

3. What time is John Grady told to return for a meeting with the Senora?

4. Where does John Grady sleep his first night on the road?

5. What kind of drink is John Grady given while he's recuperating from his knife wounds?

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