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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the prison where John Grady and Rawlins are taken?

2. What color is the envelope John Grady is given as he prepares to leave the ranch?

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

4. What advice are John Grady and Rawlins given upon arriving in the tiny hut where they are held prisoner?

5. How many farm workers are picked up near Paredon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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