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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following items does John Grady not retrieve from his house after Magdalena's death?
(a) A slicker.
(b) Money.
(c) A gun.
(d) A hunting knife.

4. Who does John Grady first run into after Magdalena doesn't show up at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Troy.
(b) Billy.
(c) Mac.
(d) Travis.

5. What does John Grady purchase to get married in?
(a) A black suit.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A navy suit.
(d) A brown suit.

6. In the Epilogue, where does Billy sleep when he has a dream?
(a) An underpass.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Mac's house.
(d) His house.

7. Who helps Magdalena when she has a seizure while she is with a customer in Chapter 3?
(a) John Grady.
(b) Tiburcio.
(c) Billy.
(d) Eduardo.

8. Where do the men find a litter of puppies hidden in the mesa?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) Under a large rock.
(d) Under a barn.

9. What fatal wound does Magdalena suffer in the book?
(a) She is strangled.
(b) She is stabbed in the chest.
(c) She is shot in the head.
(d) Her throat is slit.

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

11. Where does Billy go after confronting Eduardo about Magdalena's murder?
(a) The Mexican police.
(b) John Grady's house.
(c) The Moderna.
(d) Mac's house.

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

13. What happens when the cowboys tie ropes around the necks of the animals responsible for killing on their ranch in Chapter 3?
(a) The purposefully kill them.
(b) They put them in a cage.
(c) They throw them off a mountain.
(d) They accidentally break their necks.

14. Who confronts Magdalena about whether or not John Grady knows she is sick in Chapter 3?
(a) Mac.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tiburcio.

15. What is the term used for the woman who is paid to take care of the girls at the White Lake?
(a) A pieta.
(b) A criada.
(c) A triste.
(d) A noche.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the men able to get their horses to go to the top of the mesa in Chapter 3?

2. Who believes there is a litter of puppies hidden in the mesa and wants to find them?

3. Which of the following words would not describe Billy when the book fast-forwards in the Epilogue?

4. Where is the first bad gash John Grady suffers during the knife fight with Eduardo?

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

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