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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is John Grady's second severe cut at on his body during his knife fight with Eduardo?
(a) His leg.
(b) His chest.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His neck.

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

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

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

5. Who claims the fattest puppy of the litter after they are saved on the mesa?
(a) John Grady.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Mac.
(d) Billy.

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

7. What does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say he was traveling through in a dream?
(a) Mountains.
(b) An ocean.
(c) The desert.
(d) The forest.

8. What do the cowboys use to track the animals that were killing on their ranch in Chapter 3?
(a) Helicopters.
(b) The cowboys track them alone.
(c) Horses.
(d) Travis hounds.

9. Which cowboys are the only ones to make their horses go to the top of the mesa while tracking animals in Chapter 3?
(a) John Grady and Billy.
(b) John Grady and Troy.
(c) Billy and Mac.
(d) Mac and John Grady.

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

11. How does John Grady travel after leaving his house for the last time in the book?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Rides his horse.
(c) Drives a motorcycle.
(d) Drives a truck.

12. Who tells Billy that John Grady is a suspect in Magdalena's muder?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Mac.
(c) Tiburcio.
(d) Eduardo.

13. What does Billy do with John Grady's body after he dies?
(a) Hugs him.
(b) Cries over him.
(c) Covers him with a blanket.
(d) Carries him out of the clubhouse.

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

15. Where does Billy go searching for John Grady at after he discovers Magdalena has died?
(a) Mexico.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) His house.
(d) Mac's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, where does Billy sleep when he has a dream?

2. Which of the following items does John Grady not retrieve from his house after Magdalena's death?

3. What state does Billy travel to at the very end of the book?

4. What does John Grady do just before going to meet the blind piano player in Chapter 3?

5. 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?

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