Cities of the Plain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cities of the Plain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How much of an advance does John Grady ask of his pay from Mac in Chapter 1?
(a) $50.
(b) $25.
(c) $100.
(d) $10.

2. What does John Grady insist Mr. Johnson is not when someone tells him to not spend much time with the old man?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Boring.

3. What reason does Magdalena tell John Grady for why she was sold as a young girl?
(a) Out of spite from her mother.
(b) Because she tried to run away.
(c) To teach her a lesson.
(d) To pay off a gambling debt.

4. What body part of Magdalena's does not work properly due to being beaten?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her neck.

5. What does John Grady learn is the name of the woman he has been searching for since the beginning of the book?
(a) Paulina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Stefani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eduardo say to the first person that tries to buy Magdalena in the book?

2. Who is described as never sleeping with anyone in Chapter 1?

3. Who watches a game of chess between John Grady and Mac in Chapter 2?

4. What does Billy address Eduardo as when he goes to see him at the White Lake for the first time?

5. What does Troy tell Billy he will do about his injured car after he hits a bird in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Billy able to speak with Eduardo for the first time in the book?

2. How does John Grady tell Mac he knew a man's horse was lame when he brought it to them?

3. How does Billy react when John Grady tells him he wishes to marry Magdalena?

4. What does John Grady do when he finds Mr. Johnson wandering around in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?

5. What is the nature of John Grady and Mr. Johnson's first conversation in the book?

6. How does Troy describe a long drive he once took in the desert?

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

8. What is the nature of Billy and John Grady's conversation regarding Mr. Johnson in Chapter 2?

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

10. What is the nature of the conversation John Grady has with a blind man at the end of Chapter 1?

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