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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. Which of the following descriptions does not describe the condition of the house John Grady acquires for he and Magdalena the first time he sees it?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Full of books.
(c) Full of trash.
(d) Rusted pipes.

2. What nationality are the group of people Billy stops on the side of the road to help in Chapter 1?
(a) French.
(b) Canadian.
(c) American.
(d) Mexican.

3. What event does Mac talk about going on for too long after leaving the horse auction?
(a) The drought.
(b) Tornados.
(c) Dust bowls.
(d) The rainstorms.

4. From what ailment does the piano player at the White Lake suffer?
(a) He is missing an arm.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He has cancer.
(d) He is deaf.

5. What is the name of the pimp of the girl John Grady likes in the book?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Manolo.
(c) Tiburcio.
(d) Paulo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John Grady ask to let him use a house they own for him and Magdalena?

2. How much does the man that offers to tell John Grady which whorehouse the woman he is looking for is charge him?

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

4. How much of an advance does John Grady ask of his pay from Mac in Chapter 1?

5. Who tries relentlessly to break a wild horse near the beginning of Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Mac's thoughts after attending the horse auction in Chapter 2?

2. What does John Grady do with the blind man and his daughter at the Moderno in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do we learn about Billy's experience with World War II near the beginning of the book?

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

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