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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of area are the wild animals responsible for killing on the ranch found in Chapter 3?
(a) A mountain range.
(b) A hay field.
(c) The desert.
(d) A river bank.

2. What happens to an animal two cowboys catch with separate ropes in Chapter 3?
(a) It is eaten by the others.
(b) It explodes.
(c) It escapes.
(d) It loses an arm.

3. What does John Grady do after identifying Magdalena's dead body?
(a) Buys a gun.
(b) Eats with his family.
(c) Rides his horse.
(d) Goes to the bank.

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

5. Who does Billy call and tell to not allow John Grady to leave after Magdalena is murdered?
(a) Troy.
(b) Mac.
(c) Michael.
(d) Arthur.

6. Who does a Mexican police officer tell Billy say he does not answer to when he visits them in Chapter 4?
(a) White men.
(b) Pimps.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Americans.

7. What is the name of the cafe John Grady plans for Magdalena to go to in order to escape the White Lake?
(a) El Diego Spieto.
(b) El Patron de Pastille.
(c) La Ville en Rue.
(d) La Calle de Noche Triste.

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

9. Who wakes up Billy to tell him about John Grady killing Eduardo?
(a) Socorro.
(b) Tiburcio.
(c) Mac.
(d) Pedro.

10. What does Magdalena do when she finds herself in a hospital in the book?
(a) Dies.
(b) Decides to stay.
(c) Sneaks out.
(d) Goes insane.

11. Who believes there is a litter of puppies hidden in the mesa and wants to find them?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) John Grady.
(c) Billy.
(d) Mac.

12. Who does Magdalena find waiting for her after getting into a car she believed was sent by John Grady in Chapter 3?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Billy.
(c) John Grady.
(d) Tiburcio.

13. What is the name of the driver John Grady hires to help Magdalena escape the White Lake?
(a) Alan Parson.
(b) Peter Rickman.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Ramon Gutierrez.

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

15. How long does John Grady spend fixing up the house for he and Magdalena to live in?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy teach the children of a family he begins to stay with to do at the very end of the book?

2. What does John Grady say to Eduardo when he first confronts him after Magdalena's death?

3. What does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say erased his memory in a dream he had?

4. Where do the men find a litter of puppies hidden in the mesa?

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

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