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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. Who is Duena Alfonsa?

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

3. Where are John and Rawlins headed?

4. Who is in the photograph on John's grandfather's desk?

5. What does John Grady rub over the horse before putting the saddle on it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does John Grady say when Rawlins tells him that his father has passed away?

3. What bet does John Henry make while he and Rawlins are waiting to go to prison?

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

5. What prediction does Rawlins make regarding their situation and the complication of John Grady being interested in Alejandra?

6. What is the first question posed by Don Hector upon the return of the man who traveled to America to get his horse?

7. How does John Grady come to be allowed to ride the prize stallion on the ranch?

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

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

10. Who wins the chess games between Alfonsa and John Grady?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does it seem that Rawlins always deferred to John Grady's judgments and decisions? Name at least three instances in which this is the case.

Essay Topic 2

What does John Grady plan to do when he takes the Captain hostage? What happens? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What are John Grady's methods when it comes to dealing with horses? How are those methods different when dealing with humans?

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