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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose brother died in the war in the book?
(a) Troy's.
(b) Billy's.
(c) John Grady's.
(d) Elton's.

2. What does Mac say he has been forced to do that he wishes he had not after returning to the ranch after the horse auction?
(a) Hire Mexicans.
(b) Sell part of his ranch.
(c) Breed horses.
(d) Move states.

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

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

5. What is the relationship between Troy and Elton in the book?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Friends.

6. What heirloom of his grandfather's does John Grady pawn off in Chapter 2?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His watch.
(c) His necktie.
(d) His truck.

7. At whose saloon do the cowboys meet in Chapter 2?
(a) Joan's.
(b) Sally's.
(c) Pauline's.
(d) Maud's.

8. Why can Magdalena not finish the story of how she became a prostitute to John Grady?
(a) Because he is too angry.
(b) Because she passes out.
(c) Because she is crying.
(d) Because he is crying.

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

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

11. When John Grady pays a man to find the whorehouse where a woman he likes is located, by what name does the man refer to the woman?
(a) Hyena.
(b) Bonita.
(c) Epileptica.
(d) Psycho.

12. Who does John Grady find wandering outside and goes to sit with him in Chapter 2?
(a) Mac.
(b) Troy.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Eduardo.

13. What war does the old man of the ranch discuss with John Grady during their first conversation?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Mexican Revolution.
(d) The Civil War.

14. Which of the following things do the men not do at the saloon they go to together in Chapter 2?
(a) Drink.
(b) Play music.
(c) Gamble.
(d) Play shuffleboard.

15. How much does John Grady get when he sells his horse?
(a) $300.
(b) $50.
(c) $1000.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy address Eduardo as when he goes to see him at the White Lake for the first time?

2. Who do we learn was once in 4-F early on in the book?

3. What body part of Magdalena's does not work properly due to being beaten?

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

5. How long does John Grady sit with a person he finds wandering outside talking to himself in Chapter 2?

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