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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Grady discover the Senora is going to be gone the entire day he arrives back at the ranch?

2. What do John Grady and Rawlins eat their first lunchtime of captivity?

3. Why does Blevins say he is unable to walk?

4. How long does it take John Grady to tell the judge his story about how he came to have Blevins' horse?

5. How many shots do John Grady and Rawlins hear when Jimmy Blevins is shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jimmy Blevins come to be involved with John Grady and Rawlins? What are the attitudes of Rawlins and John Grady toward Jimmy Blevins? How do their attitudes differ? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How is the relationship between John Grady and Alejandra discovered? Why is it that they kept it a secret? Could they have handled it differently?

Essay Topic 3

What does Perez say about the differences between Mexican and American ideas of good and evil? Compare that to general opinions about races and the stigmas associated with good and evil.

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