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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mr. Johnson and Mac?
(a) Father and son.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Father-in-law and son-in-law.
(d) Brothers.

2. What is the name of Elton's wife?
(a) Amy.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Janine.
(d) Paula.

3. What is the relationship between Troy and Elton in the book?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Friends.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Father and son.

4. What is the name of the whorehouse the men visit at the beginning of the book?
(a) La Venada.
(b) La Muher.
(c) El Tiendo.
(d) El Mijo.

5. What heirloom of his grandfather's does John Grady pawn off in Chapter 2?
(a) His watch.
(b) His pistol.
(c) His necktie.
(d) His truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Grady wait for Magdalena at the White Lake unexpectedly in Chapter 2?

2. What nationality are the group of people Billy stops on the side of the road to help in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the brothel where John Grady finds the woman he has been searching for?

4. What is the name of the man that owns the ranch the boys work for in the book?

5. What war do the men tell stories about while on a dog hunt in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Troy say he is thinking about doing while on a long drive with Billy near the beginning of the book?

2. What happens to Magdalena after she spends her first night with John Grady?

3. How is the house at Bell Springs first described in the book?

4. How is John Grady and Mac's game of chess described in Chapter 1?

5. What is the nature of Billy's request from Eduardo the first time they meet?

6. What is John Grady's first impression of a young Mexican girl he sees at the beginning of the book?

7. How is John Grady able to find the location of the young Mexican girl he first saw at the beginning of the book?

8. How does Billy describe a fight between his brother Johnny and their father before his brother's death?

9. What is the nature of the message Magdalena sends to John Grady through a waiter?

10. What happens when Troy and Billy pass a group of Mexicans broken down on the side of the road?

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