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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives John Grady a hard time about being "really something" near the beginning of the book?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mac.
(c) Sally.
(d) Troy.

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

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

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

5. What nationality are the group of people Billy stops on the side of the road to help in Chapter 1?
(a) Canadian.
(b) American.
(c) Mexican.
(d) French.

6. 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 Mexican.
(c) The pimp.
(d) El patron.

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

8. What does John Grady tell Billy he wants to do with Magdalena at a saloon in Chapter 2?
(a) Sleep with her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Kidnap her.

9. What is the message Magdalena sends to John Grady at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Asks for money.
(b) Not to forget her.
(c) Begs him to love her.
(d) To forget about her.

10. Who warns John Grady to not spend much time with Mr. Johnson in Chapter 2?
(a) Elton.
(b) Troy.
(c) Mac.
(d) Billy.

11. What happens after John Grady leaves the girl he has paid to spend the night with?
(a) She has a seizure.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She cries.
(d) She writes in a diary.

12. 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) Sell part of his ranch.
(b) Breed horses.
(c) Move states.
(d) Hire Mexicans.

13. What do the men from Mac's ranch do to try and beat their rival at the horse auction?
(a) Spend more money than him.
(b) Get better horses than him.
(c) Steal his horses.
(d) Bet on bad horses.

14. What is the name of Billy's brother that died in the war?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sam.
(d) Avery.

15. What does Magdalena tell John Grady their meetings are becoming when he visits her unexpectedly in Chapter 2?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Exciting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to drive John Grady around to look for a girl he likes at a whorehouse?

2. What is the name of the old man on Mac's ranch?

3. Who does John Grady fill in about his love affair with Magdalena first in Chapter 2?

4. Who watches a game of chess between John Grady and Mac in Chapter 2?

5. How much does the man that offers to tell John Grady which whorehouse the woman he is looking for is charge him?

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