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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 kind of horses does Don Hector say he intends to raise?
(a) Race horses
(b) Quarterhorses
(c) Thoroughbreds
(d) He doesn't say

2. How old is John?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-six
(d) Seventeen

3. What are the three wearing as they cross the Rio Grande?
(a) Boots and underwear
(b) Their hats
(c) Jeans and boots
(d) Underwear

4. How many men are in the first group of Mexicans on horseback John Grady, Rawlins and the kid meet on their way across the country?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Three
(c) Eight
(d) Five

5. What is the name of the eatery where John and his father share a meal?
(a) The St. Angelus Restaurant
(b) The Eagle Cafe
(c) The Eagle Diner
(d) The Range Restaurant

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blevins wait out the thunderstorm?

2. Where does the kid say he got his gun?

3. What trick does Rawlins perform that makes the little Mexican girls laugh?

4. Why does John Grady say the horses in the corral are so skittish?

5. How old is Don Hector Rocha y Villareal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alejandra say she told her father that she and John Grady were lovers?

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

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

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

5. What does John Grady leave behind as he crosses open country to buy some time from his pursuers?

6. What does John Grady learn about Rawlins' time in the infirmary and what it means to their friendship?

7. What infirmity does Alfonsa have and what does she say about scars?

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

9. After Blevins loses his horse, the three encounter a work camp. What offer is made by the workmen concerning Blevins?

10. What is revealed during the conversation between John Grady and Alejandra at the dance?

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