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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. Where does John Grady stab Eduardo to kill him?
(a) In his neck.
(b) In his temple.
(c) In his chest.
(d) Through his jaw.

2. What kind of area are the wild animals responsible for killing on the ranch found in Chapter 3?
(a) A mountain range.
(b) A river bank.
(c) The desert.
(d) A hay field.

3. What does the person that helps Magdalena when she has a seizure with a customer in Chapter 3 use to prevent her from biting her tongue?
(a) His belt.
(b) His hands.
(c) A carrot.
(d) A spoon.

4. Where does Magdalena wake up after having a seizure in a cab in Chapter 3?
(a) A hospital.
(b) John Grady's house.
(c) The White Lake.
(d) Mac's house.

5. Who confronts Magdalena about whether or not John Grady knows she is sick in Chapter 3?
(a) Billy.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Tiburcio.
(d) Mac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Grady do just before going to meet the blind piano player in Chapter 3?

2. Who claims the fattest puppy of the litter after they are saved on the mesa?

3. What does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say erased his memory in a dream he had?

4. What does Magdalena do when she finds herself in a hospital in the book?

5. What is the name of the cafe John Grady plans for Magdalena to go to in order to escape the White Lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Billy's conversation with a police officer after discovering Magdalena was dead?

2. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?

3. How are Billy's actions described when he goes to the White Lake after Magdalena's death?

4. How do the cowboys inadvertently break the necks of some wild dogs they track in Chapter 3?

5. How does Magdalena end up in a hospital?

6. How does Billy survive when he travels to New Mexico in the epilogue?

7. What is the nature of the information John Grady tells Billy just before he dies?

8. How are John Grady and Billy able to save the litter of puppies they find trapped on the mesa?

9. How does John Grady describe Magdalena's escape plan to her?

10. Why does the blind man refuse John Grady's request that he be Magdalena's godfather?

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