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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. Who is the author of "Cities of the Plain"?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Cormac McCarthy.
(d) Earnest Hemingway.
2. Who is the first person that offers to buy Magdalena from Eduardo in the book?
(a) Mac.
(b) John Grady.
(c) Billy.
(d) Elton.
3. What heirloom of his grandfather's does John Grady pawn off in Chapter 2?
(a) His pistol.
(b) His truck.
(c) His necktie.
(d) His watch.
4. What does John Grady learn is the name of the woman he has been searching for since the beginning of the book?
(a) Stefani.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Maria.
(d) Paulina.
5. Which of the following men do not go to the horse auction in Chapter 2?
(a) Mac.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Oren.
(d) John Grady.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the men do while their dogs go on a hunt in Chapter 2?
2. When John Grady pays a man to find the whorehouse where a woman he likes is located, by what name does the man refer to the woman?
3. What is the horse that was found lame at Mac's farm have his hoof stuffed with to make it appear normal?
4. What is the name of the old man on Mac's ranch?
5. What age is the young woman John Grady becomes fascinated with on his first visit to the whorehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of John Grady and Mr. Johnson's first conversation in the book?
2. What happens to Magdalena after she spends her first night with John Grady?
3. How is John Grady's attempts at taming a wild horse at the beginning of the book described?
4. How does Billy describe a fight between his brother Johnny and their father before his brother's death?
5. What happens when a man brings his horse to be trained at Mac's ranch in Chapter 1?
6. What does Troy say he is thinking about doing while on a long drive with Billy near the beginning of the book?
7. What does John Grady do with the blind man and his daughter at the Moderno in Chapter 2?
8. What is the nature of John Grady and Magdalena's conversation at the White Lake bar in Chapter 2?
9. How is the house at Bell Springs first described in the book?
10. How does John Grady come to secure a home for he and Magdalena?
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