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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Blevins wait out the thunderstorm?
(a) Under the edge of a rock overhand
(b) Under the roots of a tree
(c) Under teh wide limbs of a tree
(d) In a cave

2. What kind of horses are in the painting in the dining room, according to John's grandfather?
(a) Wild horses
(b) Picturebook horses
(c) Painted horses
(d) Arabian horses

3. What kind of horses does Don Hector say he intends to raise?
(a) Thoroughbreds
(b) Race horses
(c) Quarterhorses
(d) He doesn't say

4. What does John Grady instruct Rawlins to do before buying his new boots?
(a) Count his money
(b) Ride in them
(c) Nothing
(d) Dance in them

5. Who is in the photo that was shot by the kid?
(a) Betty Ward
(b) Betsy Rawlins
(c) Mary Blevins
(d) Mary Catherine

6. What does Rawlins throw up in the air for the kid to shoot?
(a) A rock
(b) His wallet
(c) His plate
(d) A bottle

7. What is used as lighting at the dance John Grady and Rawlins attend?
(a) Light bulbs covered by painted paper bags
(b) Candles
(c) Bare light bulbs
(d) Moonlight

8. Where does Don Hector Rocha y Villareal's wife live?
(a) In a suite in the ranch house
(b) With her mother at the ranch next door
(c) In Santa Fe
(d) Mexico City

9. How many friends are with Hector Rocha y Villareal the morning after John Grady and Rawlins arrive?
(a) None
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Nine

10. Where do the boys next see Blevins' pistol?
(a) In the saddlebags of his horse
(b) In the front seat of a car
(c) In a man's back pocket
(d) On the ground

11. Which horse is John Grady riding when he beats Rawlins in their impromptu race on the day they go into town?
(a) Blevins' horse
(b) Rawlins' horse
(c) His own horse
(d) Both

12. What does the kid say is his real name?
(a) Jimmy Blevins
(b) James Bodine
(c) Jimmy Blivet
(d) Jared Belvins

13. How many men are in the first group of Mexicans on horseback John Grady, Rawlins and the kid meet on their way across the country?
(a) Five
(b) Three
(c) Fourteen
(d) Eight

14. What piece of furniture is described in some detail as being in the hallway of the ranch house?
(a) A wooden rocking chair
(b) A tallcase clock
(c) A silver tea service
(d) A brass candlabra

15. How old is Don Hector Rocha y Villareal?
(a) Seventy-four
(b) Fourteen
(c) Forty-seven
(d) Fifty-seven

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blevins say is the strangest thing he ever ate?

2. What is the name of John's family attorney?

3. How does John know his former girlfriend is watching him as he walks away from her?

4. Who is it that stops John and asks if they can be friends just before he leaves San Angelo?

5. What color are the boots Rawlins buys in town?

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