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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war could Billy not fight in?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean War.

2. Who does John Grady spend a day out with the cattle early on in the book?
(a) Billy.
(b) Troy.
(c) Sam.
(d) Mac.

3. What kind of bird does Billy hit with a car in Chapter 1?
(a) A crow.
(b) A dove.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) An owl.

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

5. What do the men do while their dogs go on a hunt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Fight.
(c) Sit around a campfire.
(d) Cook dinner.

6. Who offers to drive John Grady around to look for a girl he likes at a whorehouse?
(a) Mac.
(b) Billy.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) Troy.

7. Which of the following descriptions does not describe the condition of the house John Grady acquires for he and Magdalena the first time he sees it?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Full of books.
(c) Rusted pipes.
(d) Full of trash.

8. 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) Psycho.
(b) Epileptica.
(c) Bonita.
(d) Hyena.

9. Who does Magdalena claim will kill her and John Grady if they continue seeing each other in Chapter 2?
(a) Troy.
(b) Billy.
(c) Tiburcio.
(d) Eduardo.

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

11. What is the house John Grady acquires for him and Magdalena near in the book?
(a) Autumn Ridge.
(b) Polly Lane.
(c) Sunflower Falls.
(d) Bell Springs.

12. Where does John Grady wait for Magdalena at the White Lake unexpectedly in Chapter 2?
(a) Her room.
(b) The back door.
(c) The bar.
(d) The front door.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Grady insist Mr. Johnson is not when someone tells him to not spend much time with the old man?

2. What event does Mac talk about going on for too long after leaving the horse auction?

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

4. What does John Grady learn is the name of the woman he has been searching for since the beginning of the book?

5. Who gives John Grady a hard time about being "really something" near the beginning of the book?

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