3. What is John Grady's response when Rawlins asks if it is possible to believe in heaven without believing in hell?
(a) That a person can believe whatever they want
(b) No
(c) He says he doesn't know
(d) Yes

4. What do the boys use for a fire on the last night before they reach the ranch?
(a) They have no fire
(b) An entire dead tree
(c) A pile of twigs
(d) Their blankets

5. How do Rawlins and John Grady cook the first rabbit they kill on their trip?
(a) In a hole under the fire
(b) On a rock next to the fire
(c) On a spit over a fire
(d) In a bed of coals

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse does John Grady say sired all those in the corral?

2. What is the name of the town where John and his father go on their final horseback ride?

3. What is the name of the town where John Grady and Rawlins go on a Sunday afternoon?

4. Where has John's Mama gone?

5. What is it that the waitress calls everyone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John Grady discover that Alejandra has been at the ranch house?

2. What does Alfonsa say about the difference between a woman's reputation and that of a man, and what is John Grady's reply?

3. 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?

4. What does Rawlins say about a "good looking horse?"

5. What are the difficulties described by the man who traveled to America to pick up the new horse for Don Hector?

6. What does Perez say a prison resembles and why?

7. On what two things is it said John Grady and Don Hector totally agree?

8. How does John Grady come to believe that the man who attacks him is hired?

9. What is the argument John Grady and Rawlins have when they first encounter the kid?

10. What is John Grady's reception upon his arrival back at the ranch?

(see the answer keys)

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