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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the men take their dogs on a hunt for in Chapter 2?
(a) Mountain lions.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Bear.

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

5. What does Billy address Eduardo as when he goes to see him at the White Lake for the first time?
(a) The boy.
(b) The pimp.
(c) El patron.
(d) The Mexican.

6. What age is the young woman John Grady becomes fascinated with on his first visit to the whorehouse?
(a) 12 or 14.
(b) 15 or 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 19 or 21.

7. What is the name of the pimp of the girl John Grady likes in the book?
(a) Tiburcio.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Manolo.

8. Why does John Grady not go to Magdalena at the White Lake at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) He is sad.
(b) He cannot afford it.
(c) He is mad.
(d) He is no longer interested in her.

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

10. What does Magdalena tell John Grady happened to her just after she was sold as a young girl?
(a) She was made to work like a slave.
(b) She was given jewels and clothes.
(c) She was starved.
(d) She was raped and beaten.

11. What is wrong with the group of people's car that Billy stops to help in Chapter 1?
(a) They have a flat tire.
(b) Their alternator is out.
(c) Their battery is dead.
(d) They ran out of gas.

12. What is the name of the Colonel the old man of the ranch talks about with John Grady?
(a) Colonel Fountain.
(b) Colonel Peters.
(c) Colonel Popper.
(d) Colonel Johnson.

13. Which of the following men does not go on the dog hunt in Chapter 2?
(a) Elton.
(b) Billy.
(c) John Grady.
(d) JC.

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

15. What does the person that drove across the desert say his car grill was filled with after it was over?
(a) Flies.
(b) Rabbit heads.
(c) Dust.
(d) Lizards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war do the men tell stories about while on a dog hunt in Chapter 2?

2. Which of the following men are not present at the whorehouse at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What is the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Margaret?

5. What is the name of the pimp Billy had to speak to first before meeting with Eduardo in his office for the first time?

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