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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. Who does Billy call and tell to not allow John Grady to leave after Magdalena is murdered?

2. Who does Billy say he first believed the stranger he meets in the Epilogue to be?

3. What date does John Grady tell Mac he wants to get married?

4. What fatal wound does Magdalena suffer in the book?

5. What is the term used for the woman who is paid to take care of the girls at the White Lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Grady do at his house just after finding out about Magdalena's death?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Billy described when he is first seen in 2002?

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

8. What happens when Magdalena gets into the car at the cafe with the person she believes was hired by John Grady?

9. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?

10. How does Magdalena react when a woman offers to help her after she escapes from the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's use of comic relief in various parts of the book. What purpose might the author have for often making Billy the comedic voice of reason, especially in overly tense parts of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of disease in as an important theme in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of Magdalena's character given the fact that her disease defined much of her actions and experiences in life? In this respect, what symbolic meaning might disease have in the book regarding Magdalena?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of having conversations in the book. What important role does John Grady's conversations with others, especially Mr. Johnson, have in our ability to better define the nature of his character and what motivates him?

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