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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries relentlessly to break a wild horse near the beginning of Chapter I?
(a) John Grady.
(b) Troy.
(c) Billy.
(d) Johnny.

2. Who diagnoses a horse as lame when a man brings it to Mac's farm in Chapter 1?
(a) Billy.
(b) Troy.
(c) Mac.
(d) John Grady.

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

4. What is the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Margaret?
(a) Brother and sister.
(b) Father and daughter.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Friends.

5. Who does John Grady help to breed a mare in Chapter 1?
(a) JC.
(b) Mac.
(c) Elton.
(d) Johnny.

6. What does John Grady learn is the name of the woman he has been searching for since the beginning of the book?
(a) Paulina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Stefani.

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

8. From what ailment does the piano player at the White Lake suffer?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is missing an arm.

9. What is the name of the brothel where John Grady finds the woman he has been searching for?
(a) The Heron.
(b) The White Lake.
(c) The Saloon.
(d) La Venada.

10. Who tells John Grady he is crazy for wanting to marry Magdalena?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mac.
(c) Troy.
(d) Elton.

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

12. How old does Magdalena tell John Grady she was when she was first sold as a young girl?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

13. What is the name of the man that offers to tell John Grady which whorehouse the woman he is looking for is at a price?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Manolo.
(c) Tiburcio.
(d) Elton.

14. What does Eduardo refer to Magdalena as when Billy meets him for the first time?
(a) "A lovely child".
(b) "A little sinner".
(c) "A whore to the bone".
(d) "A precious gem".

15. Who is described as never sleeping with anyone in Chapter 1?
(a) John Grady.
(b) Troy.
(c) Billy.
(d) Mac.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does John Grady meet with Magdalena after he finds out he cannot buy her?

3. What does Magdalena tell John Grady happened to her just after she was sold as a young girl?

4. Whose advice does Mac rely on most during the horse auction they attend?

5. What does Troy tell Billy he will do about his injured car after he hits a bird in Chapter 1?

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