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

2. Who pulls a piece of wood out of a calf's leg in Chapter 1?
(a) Billy.
(b) John Grady.
(c) Elton.
(d) Mac.

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

4. What is the name of Billy's brother that died in the war?
(a) Avery.
(b) Sam.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Henry.

5. Who does Troy ride all day with after contemplating leaving Mac's ranch in Chapter 1?
(a) Johnny.
(b) John Grady.
(c) Elton.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does John Grady go back to the whorehouse looking for the girl he first saw at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the name of the man that owns the ranch the boys work for in the book?

3. What kind of bird does Billy hit with a car in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Elton's wife?

5. What is the relationship between Troy and Elton in the book?

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