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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shots do John Grady and Rawlins hear when Jimmy Blevins is shot?
(a) None
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Two

2. How much does the surgeon charge for removing the stitches in John Grady's face?
(a) Fifteen dollars
(b) Fifty cents
(c) Fifty pesos
(d) One hundred fifty pesos

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

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

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

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

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

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) A letter
(d) An address

9. What time do John Grady and Rawlins arrive in Saltillo?
(a) Just after noon
(b) Midnight
(c) Ten o'clock at night
(d) Ten o'clock in the morning

10. What do the men take when they catch up with John Grady and the Captain?
(a) Cash and a gun
(b) The Captain and a horse
(c) Only the Captain
(d) A horse and a blanket

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

12. Who is the first of the three to be taken to the Captain for questioning the day after John Grady and Rawlins' arrival?
(a) John Grady
(b) Rawlins
(c) Blevins
(d) All three

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

14. What does the Captain use as a sling for his injury?
(a) A bandana
(b) A rope
(c) A shirt
(d) A belt

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the scene depicted on the tapestry in the room where the Senora and John Grady meet?

3. Who carries John Grady out of the prison yard after the fight?

4. How long does it take John Grady to tell the judge his story about how he came to have Blevins' horse?

5. Where does Rawlins say he wants to go next?

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