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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 does Magdalena do when she finds herself in a hospital in the book?
2. Who leaves Mac's ranch in the Epilogue?
3. Who tells Billy that John Grady is a suspect in Magdalena's muder?
4. What is the term used for the woman who is paid to take care of the girls at the White Lake?
5. What does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say erased his memory in a dream he had?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Magdalena has a seizure while she is with a client in Chapter 3?
2. How is Billy's work with a family at the end of the book described?
3. How does Magdalena end up in a hospital?
4. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?
5. How is the dream of a stranger described to Billy in the epilogue?
6. How are John Grady and Billy able to coerce their horses to go to the top of the mesa?
7. How does Magdalena react when a woman offers to help her after she escapes from the hospital?
8. Why does the blind man refuse John Grady's request that he be Magdalena's godfather?
9. What is the nature of Billy's conversation with a police officer after discovering Magdalena was dead?
10. How are Billy's actions described when he goes to the White Lake after Magdalena's death?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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