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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mac say is about to commandeer his land in the Epilogue?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The government.
(d) Mexicans.

2. Where does John Grady tell Billy he didn't want to go to if Magdalena wouldn't be there?
(a) Home.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) The hospital.

3. Who leaves Mac's ranch in the Epilogue?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Mac.
(c) Billy.
(d) Troy.

4. How are the men able to get their horses to go to the top of the mesa in Chapter 3?
(a) They kicked the horses.
(b) Tied jackets over the horse's eyes.
(c) The horses were all used to going up the mesa.
(d) They had well trained horses.

5. What do the cowboys conclude has been killing on their ranch and must be stopped in Chapter 3?
(a) Bears.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Mountain lions.

6. Which of the following places does John Grady not go in search of Magdalena after she does not arrive with the driver he hired to help her escape the White Lake?
(a) The White Lake.
(b) The Moderno.
(c) Calle de Noche Triste.
(d) The Venada.

7. What do the cowboys find has been getting killed in Chapter 3?
(a) Horses.
(b) Children.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cattle.

8. What does Billy go to retrieve for John Grady only to find him dead upon his return?
(a) Water.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Some bandages.
(d) Liquor.

9. What food does Billy split with a stranger in the Epilogue?
(a) Grapes.
(b) An orange.
(c) Chips.
(d) Saltine crackers.

10. What does Magdalena do when a woman offers to help her from going back to the White Lake in Chapter 3?
(a) She hits the woman.
(b) She goes to her home.
(c) She yells at her.
(d) She refuses.

11. Where does John Grady stab Eduardo to kill him?
(a) In his temple.
(b) In his neck.
(c) In his chest.
(d) Through his jaw.

12. Who tells John Grady that he will not pray for him and Magdalena in Chapter 3?
(a) The blind piano player.
(b) Tiburcio.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Mac.

13. Where does a young boy take John Grady after finding him in an alley after murdering Eduardo?
(a) A hospital.
(b) Mac's house.
(c) His house.
(d) A clubhouse he made.

14. Which of the following words would not describe Billy when the book fast-forwards in the Epilogue?
(a) Clean.
(b) Worn boots.
(c) Living in a hotel.
(d) Old.

15. Who does John Grady ask to be Magdalena's godfather in the book?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mac.
(c) The blind piano player.
(d) Eduardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to an animal two cowboys catch with separate ropes in Chapter 3?

2. Who does John Grady ask why they never got married in Chapter 3?

3. Which year does the book fast-forward to in the Epilogue?

4. What happens when the cowboys tie ropes around the necks of the animals responsible for killing on their ranch in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Billy go after confronting Eduardo about Magdalena's murder?

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