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

2. What is the name of John's family attorney?

3. Who is watching John Grady and Rawlins as they continue working on the horses after lunch?

4. What color is Alejandra's dress at the dance?

5. How much money do Rawlins and John Grady bet on their impromptu race on the Sunday they go into town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the kid leave the house after falling off the bench in the home of the Mexican family?

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

4. What is the fate of John Grady and of his attacker once the fight ends?

5. What does Blevins say made him run away to Mexico?

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

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

8. What is the Senora's response when John Grady says that he intends to see Alejandra?

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

10. What is the conversation between John Grady and Rawlins as Blevins is taken from the truck in the deserted area to be killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the stay in prison for John Grady and Rawlins.

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 price Alejandra pays for having John Grady as her lover? How does it impact her life and those of her family members?

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