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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. Where is John Grady's second severe cut at on his body during his knife fight with Eduardo?

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

3. Who does John Grady first run into after Magdalena doesn't show up at the end of Chapter 3?

4. What does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say he was traveling through in a dream?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Eduardo killed?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Magdalena end up in a hospital?

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

10. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of sacrifice that is presented in the book. Why does John Grady decide to sacrifice everything he has in order to have Magdalena, and what can we learn about the nature of his character based on his acts of sacrifice?

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

Friendship is an important theme presented in the book, namely through the characters John Grady and Billy. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of characters like Billy and John Grady based on the impact friendship plays in their lives throughout the book? Part 2.) What might the author wish to comment on regarding friendship based on his portrayal of the friendships developed among the cowboys? Part 3.) What lessons might we learn regarding friendship based on Billy's experience in the last parts of the book?

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