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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 do the men do while their dogs go on a hunt in Chapter 2?

2. How much does John Grady get when he sells his horse?

3. Where does John Grady wait for Magdalena at the White Lake unexpectedly in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is the name of Mac's late wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the windshield of the truck Billy and Troy are traveling in get busted in Chapter 1?

3. What is the nature of the message Magdalena sends to John Grady through a waiter?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Mr. Johnson describe a stampede he once dealt with to John Grady in Chapter 2?

9. What happens to Magdalena after she spends her first night with John Grady?

10. How is the cowboy's rivalry with a man called Wolfenbarger described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of dreams that is presented in various parts of the book, namely through John Grady and Billy. What might the author wish for the dreams portrayed in the book to symbolize and even explain about the characters that have them or are involved in them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Death is one of the central themes discussed in the book. Part 1.) How does the author address the experience of one's spouse dying through characters like Mac and John Grady, and what purpose might he have for doing this? Part 2.) Why does John Grady willingly fight Eduardo to the death after Magdalena's murder, is this somehow an ironic response? Part 3.) What impact does death appear to have for Billy by the end of the book?

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