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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fort Billy and Troy arrive at in Chapter 1?

2. What is wrong with the group of people's car that Billy stops to help in Chapter 1?

3. Which of the following things do the men not do at the saloon they go to together in Chapter 2?

4. Who does John Grady spend a day out with the cattle early on in the book?

5. What is the name of the whorehouse the men visit at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is John Grady's first impression of a young Mexican girl he sees at the beginning of the book?

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

6. What is the nature of John Grady and Magdalena's conversation at the White Lake bar in Chapter 2?

7. What is the nature of Billy's request from Eduardo the first time they meet?

8. What does Eduardo tell Billy regarding Magdalena after saying she is a "whore to the bone"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of compassion that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of characters like Billy based on his consistent acts of compassion towards his friends, family and even strangers?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of the theme of loyalty in the book. What experiences led to characters like John Grady and Billy to have such loyalty ingrained in their actions? What role might ranching have on this presence of loyalty?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of the concept of restitution in the book. Given John Grady's experiences with restitution, what might the author be saying about fulfilling our urges of restitution towards those that have wronged us?

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