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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 wakes up Billy to tell him about John Grady killing Eduardo?

3. What does Mac give John Grady as a wedding gift for Magdalena?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Billy survive when he travels to New Mexico in the epilogue?

3. How are John Grady and Billy able to coerce their horses to go to the top of the mesa?

4. How are John Grady and Billy able to save the litter of puppies they find trapped on the mesa?

5. How does Magdalena end up in a hospital?

6. What is the nature of the information John Grady tells Billy just before he dies?

7. How is Eduardo killed?

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

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

10. How do John Grady and Billy find a litter of puppies that are trapped on the mesa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The presence of God is found in many parts of the book and is discussed by several characters including John Grady, Magdalena and Eduardo. Part 1.) What role does God appear to play in Magdalena's mindset throughout the book, and what can we learn about the nature of her character based on her religious practices? Part 2.) What can we learn about Eduardo's true nature based on his and Magdalena's conversations regarding God and prayer? Part 3.) What might the author be saying about God based on the outcome for book's more religious characters like Magdalena, Eduardo and John Grady?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of the concept of escape in the book. What symbolic meaning might the author wish for Magdalena and John Grady's attempts at escaping their own reality?

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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