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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eduardo say to the first person that tries to buy Magdalena in the book?
(a) She is not for sale.
(b) She is free.
(c) She is worthless.
(d) She is very expensive.

2. What reason does Magdalena tell John Grady for why she was sold as a young girl?
(a) To teach her a lesson.
(b) Because she tried to run away.
(c) To pay off a gambling debt.
(d) Out of spite from her mother.

3. Who does John Grady fill in about his love affair with Magdalena first in Chapter 2?
(a) Elton.
(b) Billy.
(c) Mac.
(d) Troy.

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

5. What is the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Mac?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Father-in-law and son-in-law.

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

7. What is the horse that was found lame at Mac's farm have his hoof stuffed with to make it appear normal?
(a) Paint.
(b) Gum.
(c) Wax.
(d) Straw.

8. How much does Billy have to pay the barman to see Eduardo when he visits his office for the first time?
(a) $20.
(b) $30.
(c) $10.
(d) $50.

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

10. What event does Mac talk about going on for too long after leaving the horse auction?
(a) Tornados.
(b) The drought.
(c) Dust bowls.
(d) The rainstorms.

11. What war do the men tell stories about while on a dog hunt in Chapter 2?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Mexican Revolution.
(d) The Cold War.

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

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

14. Which of the following men do not go to the horse auction in Chapter 2?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Oren.
(c) Mac.
(d) John Grady.

15. How many times does John Grady go back to the whorehouse looking for the girl he first saw at the beginning of the book?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Four times.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does John Grady spend a day out with the cattle early on in the book?

3. What war could Billy not fight in?

4. Who tells John Grady to stay away from the expensive brothel where the woman he has been looking for is located?

5. What do the men take their dogs on a hunt for in Chapter 2?

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