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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trick does Rawlins perform that makes the little Mexican girls laugh?
(a) Falls off the bench
(b) Pretends to pull off their noses
(c) Pretends to pull his finger off and put it back on
(d) Pulls a quarter from behind their ears

2. How old does John Grady tell Don Hector he is?
(a) Seventeen
(b) Sixteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Fourteen

3. What is the name of the man who goes along with John Grady and the others into the mountains as a cook?
(a) Antonio
(b) Lamar
(c) Vasquez
(d) Luis

4. Who does John Grady say is the leader?
(a) Both
(b) John Grady
(c) Neither
(d) Rawlins

5. What clue do John Grady and Rawlins have that Don Hector is near their camping place in the mountains?
(a) The sight of greyhounds
(b) The sound of talking
(c) The sound of horses
(d) The sight of a campfire

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the three drink at the small store in Reforma?

2. What piece of furniture is described in some detail as being in the hallway of the ranch house?

3. How does John Grady say the man named Julius Ramsey killed a lion?

4. How many horses do John Grady and Rawlins bring from the mountains on what would be their final trip before their arrest?

5. What day does John Grady and Rawlins begin breaking the horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John Grady say he does not think about Alejandra while he is recovering from his knife wounds?

2. Describe the girl John Grady and Rawlins see as they join up with the cattle herd.

3. Why do John Grady and Rawlins say that the kid cannot ride with them?

4. What is Rawlins' response when John Grady says Don Hector has asked John Grady to move into the barn to work with the horses?

5. What does John Grady do after Alejandra leaves town?

6. What does the Senora say about Don Hector allowing John Grady's arrest?

7. What does John Grady do with the old man who was imprisoned by the Captain and the young maid who he encountered at the schoolroom before leaving with the Captain?

8. What is the Senora's response when John Grady asks if she thinks he's a criminal?

9. What does John Grady say to the horse as he rides the animal cross country from the ranch?

10. What event prompts Alfonsa to call for a meeting with John Grady?

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