Cities of the Plain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cities of the Plain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 war could Billy not fight in?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Cold War.

2. What age is the young woman John Grady becomes fascinated with on his first visit to the whorehouse?
(a) 15 or 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19 or 21.
(d) 12 or 14.

3. Who is thinking about leaving the ranch near the beginning of the book?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mac.
(c) John Grady.
(d) Troy.

4. What reason does Magdalena tell John Grady for why she was sold as a young girl?
(a) To teach her a lesson.
(b) Because she tried to run away.
(c) Out of spite from her mother.
(d) To pay off a gambling debt.

5. What is the house John Grady acquires for him and Magdalena near in the book?
(a) Sunflower Falls.
(b) Bell Springs.
(c) Autumn Ridge.
(d) Polly Lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following men do not go to the horse auction in Chapter 2?

2. Where does John Grady meet with Magdalena after he finds out he cannot buy her?

3. What war do the men tell stories about while on a dog hunt in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the whorehouse the men visit at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the name of Elton's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Troy and Billy pass a group of Mexicans broken down on the side of the road?

2. How does the windshield of the truck Billy and Troy are traveling in get busted in Chapter 1?

3. How does Troy describe a long drive he once took in the desert?

4. How is the cowboy's rivalry with a man called Wolfenbarger described in the book?

5. What happens when John Grady goes to a hotel at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. What does John Grady do when he finds Mr. Johnson wandering around in the middle of the night in Chapter 2?

7. How is Billy able to speak with Eduardo for the first time in the book?

8. What is the nature of Mac's thoughts after attending the horse auction in Chapter 2?

9. What is the nature of Billy's request from Eduardo the first time they meet?

10. How is the house at Bell Springs first described in the book?

(see the answer keys)

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