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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where are John and Rawlins headed?
2. What do the boys use for a fire on the last night before they reach the ranch?
3. What is the name of the man who travels to America to pick up Don Hector's new thoroughbred?
4. How many horses are in the pen at the ranch?
5. What does John Grady rub over the horse before putting the saddle on it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the dream John Grady had in prison about Jimmy Blevins, and how does that compare to the dream he has on the afternoon of his return to the ranch?
2. Why does the judge say he believes John Grady's story?
3. What does John Grady do before he leaves the city of Saltillo?
4. What is it that Perez says he wants from John Grady?
5. What does the Senora say about Don Hector allowing John Grady's arrest?
6. Blevins says that he has run away from home before. What details does he give of his last attempt to run away?
7. How does John Grady handle the new horse on his first encounter with it?
8. What is the difference between how Rawlins is questioned by the Captain and how John Grady is questioned?
9. How does John Grady come to be allowed to ride the prize stallion on the ranch?
10. Describe the girl John Grady and Rawlins see as they join up with the cattle herd.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the story Alejandra's godmother tells John Grady? What is the significance of the story?
Essay Topic 2
What are John Grady's methods when it comes to dealing with horses? How are those methods different when dealing with humans?
Essay Topic 3
What is the relationship between John Grady and his mother? Between John Grady and his father? Compare the two.
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