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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 does Eduardo say Magdalena owes him money for when Billy meets him for the first time?
(a) Room and board.
(b) Sex.
(c) Jewelry and clothes.
(d) Food.

2. What part of the car is damaged when Billy hits a bird in Chapter 1?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The tires.
(c) The driver's door.
(d) The bumper.

3. What does John Grady tell Billy he wants to do with Magdalena at a saloon in Chapter 2?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Sleep with her.
(d) Kidnap her.

4. Who tells John Grady he is crazy for wanting to marry Magdalena?
(a) Mac.
(b) Billy.
(c) Elton.
(d) Troy.

5. Which of the following men do not go to the horse auction in Chapter 2?
(a) Mac.
(b) John Grady.
(c) Oren.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Billy's brother that died in the war?

2. Where does John Grady meet with Magdalena after he finds out he cannot buy her?

3. Who objects to Billy stopping on the side of the road to help a group of people in Chapter 1?

4. Who do we learn was once in 4-F early on in the book?

5. What does John Grady learn is the name of the woman he has been searching for since the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Magdalena tell John Grady she came to be a whore?

2. How does John Grady react when a man offers him work after helping him identify a lame horse?

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

4. What happens when John Grady goes to a hotel at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

6. How is the cowboy's rivalry with a man called Wolfenbarger described in the book?

7. How does John Grady come to secure a home for he and Magdalena?

8. How does Mr. Johnson describe a stampede he once dealt with to John Grady in Chapter 2?

9. How does Mac choose his horses at the auction he attends in Chapter 2?

10. What happens when a man brings his horse to be trained at Mac's ranch in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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