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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. Where does John Grady tell Billy he didn't want to go to if Magdalena wouldn't be there?
(a) Home.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

2. Where does Billy go searching for John Grady at after he discovers Magdalena has died?
(a) Mexico.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) His house.
(d) Mac's house.

3. What does John Grady wrap around his arm during his knife fight with Eduardo?
(a) His slicker.
(b) Magdalena's scarf.
(c) A pair of pants.
(d) A blanket.

4. Where does John Grady stab Eduardo to kill him?
(a) In his neck.
(b) Through his jaw.
(c) In his temple.
(d) In his chest.

5. Which cowboys are the only ones to make their horses go to the top of the mesa while tracking animals in Chapter 3?
(a) Billy and Mac.
(b) John Grady and Billy.
(c) John Grady and Troy.
(d) Mac and John Grady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used for the woman who is paid to take care of the girls at the White Lake?

2. Who tells John Grady that he will not pray for him and Magdalena in Chapter 3?

3. What state does Billy travel to at the very end of the book?

4. Where does Magdalena wake up after having a seizure in a cab in Chapter 3?

5. Where is John Grady's second severe cut at on his body during his knife fight with Eduardo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the dream of a stranger described to Billy in the epilogue?

2. How are John Grady and Billy able to coerce their horses to go to the top of the mesa?

3. How are Billy's actions described when he goes to the White Lake after Magdalena's death?

4. Why does the blind man refuse John Grady's request that he be Magdalena's godfather?

5. How does Billy survive when he travels to New Mexico in the epilogue?

6. What does John Grady do at his house just after finding out about Magdalena's death?

7. How is John Grady's renovations on his new house described?

8. How does Magdalena react when a woman offers to help her after she escapes from the hospital?

9. How do John Grady and Billy find a litter of puppies that are trapped on the mesa?

10. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?

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