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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first place John Grady and Rawlins go after leaving the bus that took them from the prison?

2. How many days do John Grady and Rawlins travel as captives?

3. How many farm workers are picked up near Paredon?

4. The day John Grady reaches San Buenaventura, he sees some children. What are they playing?

5. What decision does John Grady make as he prepares to leave Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story Alejandra's godmother tells John Grady? What is the significance of the story?

Essay Topic 2

How is the relationship between John Grady and Alejandra discovered? Why is it that they kept it a secret? Could they have handled it differently?

Essay Topic 3

What is it that drives John Grady to set out to break the sixteen wild horses on Don Hector's ranch? Does he prove what he set out to do? Is this a natural part of John Grady's makeup?

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