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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much does the man that offers to tell John Grady which whorehouse the woman he is looking for is charge him?
2. From what ailment does the piano player at the White Lake suffer?
3. Who is the author of "Cities of the Plain"?
4. Who offers to drive John Grady around to look for a girl he likes at a whorehouse?
5. Who diagnoses a horse as lame when a man brings it to Mac's farm in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eduardo tell Billy regarding Magdalena after saying she is a "whore to the bone"?
2. How does John Grady come to secure a home for he and Magdalena?
3. What is the nature of John Grady and Magdalena's conversation at the White Lake bar in Chapter 2?
4. What happens when a man brings his horse to be trained at Mac's ranch in Chapter 1?
5. What do we learn about Billy's experience with World War II near the beginning of the book?
6. How is the house at Bell Springs first described in the book?
7. How does the windshield of the truck Billy and Troy are traveling in get busted in Chapter 1?
8. What does Troy say he is thinking about doing while on a long drive with Billy near the beginning of the book?
9. What is the nature of the conversation John Grady has with a blind man at the end of Chapter 1?
10. How is John Grady able to find the location of the young Mexican girl he first saw at the beginning of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's portrayal of disease in as an important theme in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of Magdalena's character given the fact that her disease defined much of her actions and experiences in life? In this respect, what symbolic meaning might disease have in the book regarding Magdalena?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the portrayal of having conversations in the book. What important role does John Grady's conversations with others, especially Mr. Johnson, have in our ability to better define the nature of his character and what motivates him?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's portrayal of family in the book. What is the nature of the cowboys' experiences with their families compared to the family they create amongst one another? Do their poor experiences with their actual family intensify their bond with the men they live and work with?
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