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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 1 Pages 27-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following men are not present at the whorehouse at the beginning of the book?
(a) John Grady.
(b) Troy.
(c) Billy.
(d) Mac.

2. What is the name of Elton's wife?
(a) Amy.
(b) Paula.
(c) Janine.
(d) Rachel.

3. Who objects to Billy stopping on the side of the road to help a group of people in Chapter 1?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Troy.
(c) John Grady.
(d) Mac.

4. What does John Grady do when he is offered work by a man on another farm in Chapter 1?
(a) Gives it to a friend.
(b) Laughs at the man.
(c) Takes it.
(d) Turns it down.

5. What is the name of the fort Billy and Troy arrive at in Chapter 1?
(a) Fort Plion.
(b) Fort Davis.
(c) Fort Wetumpka.
(d) Fort Meyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Cities of the Plain"?

2. What age is the young woman John Grady becomes fascinated with on his first visit to the whorehouse?

3. What is the name of the whorehouse the men visit at the beginning of the book?

4. Who diagnoses a horse as lame when a man brings it to Mac's farm in Chapter 1?

5. What war could Billy not fight in?

(see the answer key)

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