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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the hotel John Grady and Rawlins stay on their first night out of prison?
(a) Castela Street
(b) Aldama Street
(c) Alamedia Street
(d) Cabella Street

2. What is the first thing John Grady buys in Los Picos?
(a) A jacket
(b) Oats
(c) A bucket
(d) A steak

3. Why does John Grady say he is going to return to the ranch?
(a) The girl
(b) The horses and the girl
(c) The horses
(d) To prove his innocence

4. What kind of drink is John Grady given while he's recuperating from his knife wounds?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Water
(c) Orange soda water
(d) Cider

5. Who is the man who cuts Rawlins the day after their encounter with Perez?
(a) Perez
(b) A man Rawlins had never seen before
(c) Perez's bodyguard
(d) A prison guard

6. What does John Grady go to Perez's quarters to ask?
(a) For a job
(b) Rawlins' condition
(c) For protection
(d) For money

7. Where does John Grady say his country is?
(a) He says it is wherever he can find horses.
(b) He says it is Mexico.
(c) He says it is Texas.
(d) He says he does not know.

8. How many shots do John Grady and Rawlins hear when Jimmy Blevins is shot?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) One

9. How many days do John Grady and Rawlins travel as captives?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Three

10. To where does the Captain tell John Grady they will be transported?
(a) Saltillo
(b) Home
(c) Reforma
(d) Texas

11. Where does Rawlins say he wants to go next?
(a) To see Alejandra
(b) To find work at another ranch
(c) Wherever John Grady goes
(d) Home

12. Where is the first place John Grady and Rawlins go after leaving the bus that took them from the prison?
(a) A clothing store
(b) A cafe
(c) A motel
(d) A bus stop

13. What is the first real meal John Grady is given after his injury from the knife fight?
(a) Chicken and beans
(b) Chicken, rice and pears
(c) Beef, beans and pears
(d) Chicken and applesauce

14. What advice are John Grady and Rawlins given upon arriving in the tiny hut where they are held prisoner?
(a) Don't fight the guards
(b) Don't step in the bucket
(c) Don't yell for help
(d) Don't go to sleep

15. John Grady passes up the offer of a bed one night and sleeps in a grove of trees. What is in the road the following morning?
(a) Sheep followed by a truck
(b) A group of men on horseback
(c) A wagon
(d) Children playing a game

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the prison where John Grady and Rawlins are taken?

2. What is the first thing John Grady buys when he reaches La Vega?

3. Where is John Grady shot?

4. What does John Grady have for dinner with the Reverend and Mrs. Blevins?

5. What refreshment are John Grady, Rawlins and Blevins given when they stop in Ocampo?

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