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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. Which of the following items does John Grady not retrieve from his house after Magdalena's death?
2. What does John Grady do after identifying Magdalena's dead body?
3. How does John Grady travel after leaving his house for the last time in the book?
4. Where does the stranger Billy meets in the Epilogue say he went to just before waking up?
5. Who tells Billy that John Grady is a suspect in Magdalena's muder?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Magdalena has a seizure while she is with a client in Chapter 3?
2. How are John Grady and Billy able to coerce their horses to go to the top of the mesa?
3. What happens when Magdalena gets into the car at the cafe with the person she believes was hired by John Grady?
4. What does John Grady do after killing Eduardo?
5. How is Billy described when he is first seen in 2002?
6. How does John Grady describe Magdalena's escape plan to her?
7. How is Eduardo killed?
8. How is Billy's work with a family at the end of the book described?
9. How do the cowboys inadvertently break the necks of some wild dogs they track in Chapter 3?
10. What does John Grady do at his house just after finding out about Magdalena's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's use of comic relief in various parts of the book. What purpose might the author have for often making Billy the comedic voice of reason, especially in overly tense parts of the book?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the author's use of tragedy throughout the book, namely regarding the characters Billy and John Grady. What lessons are these characters able to learn due to their experiences with tragedy and what can we learn about their nature based on the way they handle these tragedies?
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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