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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blevins have in his possession the morning after the thunderstorm?
(a) A boot and hat
(b) Boots and a shirt
(c) A pair of boots
(d) A boot

2. What color is the barn where John Grady works with the horses?
(a) Green
(b) Red
(c) White
(d) Brown

3. What kind of dogs are with Don Hector Rocha y Villareal on the morning after John Grady and Rawlins arrive?
(a) Sheepdogs
(b) Spaniels
(c) Heelers
(d) Greyhounds

4. Where does Alejandra attend school?
(a) La Vega
(b) Mexico City
(c) La Purisima
(d) Reforma

5. What do Rawlins, John Grady and the other young boy from the ranch share before going into the dance?
(a) Gum
(b) Gum and liquor
(c) Liquor
(d) A steak

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money do Rawlins and John Grady bet on their impromptu race on the Sunday they go into town?

3. About what habit does John fuss at his father?

4. How do Rawlins and John Grady cook the first rabbit they kill on their trip?

5. What do the boys use for a fire on the last night before they reach the ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event prompts Alfonsa to call for a meeting with John Grady?

2. What are the difficulties described by the man who traveled to America to pick up the new horse for Don Hector?

3. What does Alfonsa say about the difference between a woman's reputation and that of a man, and what is John Grady's reply?

4. How does John Grady come to believe that the man who attacks him is hired?

5. What does Rawlins say about Alejandra's likely taste in guys to date?

6. What is the basis of the first conversation between Don Hector and John Grady?

7. What is the conversation between John Grady and Rawlins as Blevins is taken from the truck in the deserted area to be killed?

8. What plan does Blevins propose when the three are being chased by those from whom Blevins took his horse?

9. What does John Grady say when Rawlins tells him that his father has passed away?

10. What is the argument John Grady and Rawlins have when they first encounter the kid?

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