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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 is the name of the man that owns the ranch the boys work for in the book?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Billy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mac.

2. Who do we learn was once in 4-F early on in the book?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Billy.
(c) John Grady.
(d) Troy.

3. Who does John Grady spend a day out with the cattle early on in the book?
(a) Sam.
(b) Billy.
(c) Mac.
(d) Troy.

4. What does Troy tell Billy he will do about his injured car after he hits a bird in Chapter 1?
(a) Give him a new car.
(b) Replace his windows for free.
(c) Split the cost of the damage.
(d) Loan him his car.

5. Who is the author of "Cities of the Plain"?
(a) Earnest Hemingway.
(b) Cormac McCarthy.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) John Steinbeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Billy's brother that died in the war?

2. Who is thinking about leaving the ranch near the beginning of the book?

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

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

5. Who is described as never sleeping with anyone in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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