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All the Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy

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What is the name of Rawlins' horse?

(A) Redbo

(B) Padre

(D) Gillian

How was Alfonsa injured?

(A) She was kicked in the face by a horse

(B) In a shooting accident

(D) A careless doctor spilled acid on her face

Who is Armando?

(A) A worker on the Grady ranch

(B) The foreman at Don Hector's hacienda

(D) A man who lets the Americans spend the night in his house

When John Grady and Rawlins first meet him, what does Blevins have concealed in the bib of his overalls?

(A) A bible

(B) A revolver

(D) A crucifix

What town is John Grady from?

(A) San Antonio

(B) Corpus Christi

(D) San Angelo

What gift does John Grady's father give him at the start of the novel?

(A) His horse, Redbo

(B) A silver revolver

(D) A new saddle

What is the captain's first name?

(A) Raul

(B) Armando

(D) Felix

In what year did John Grady's great-grandfather first build a house on his newly claimed ranch?

(A) 1921

(B) 1949

(D) 1866

What is the real Jimmy Blevins--not the boy who calls himself by that name--famous for?

(A) He is a bronco-buster

(B) He is a radio-broadcasted preacher

(D) He is a wealthy rancher

What is the name of the man with whom Alfonsa fell in love?

(A) Gustavo Madero

(B) Antonio Barillo

(D) Luis Carreras

What does Blevins shoot to demonstrate his excellent marksmanship?

(A) A wild turkey

(B) A quarter

(D) Rawlins' wallet

What does the Texas judge NOT ask John Grady Cole?

(A) The number of hectares in Don Hector's ranch

(B) Whether or not he is wearing clean underwear

(D) The name of the husband of Don Hector's cook

What surprising offer do the Mexican wax-makers make to John Grady?

(A) They offer to buy Blevins

(B) They offer to kill the captain

(D) They offer to loan the Americans some money

What is the name of the girl who breaks up with John Grady before he leaves for Mexico?

(A) Louisa Gonzalez

(B) Mary Catherine Barnett

(D) Karen Ogilvie

How many people, if any, does John Grady kill in this novel?

(A) Two

(B) None

(D) Four

Who pays the bribe to get Rawlins and John Grady out of the Saltillo prison?

(A) Jimmy Blevins

(B) Alfonsa

(D) Antonio

What does John Grady do to treat the bullet wound he suffers while rescuing the horses?

(A) He cauterizes it with iodine

(B) He elevates it above his heart and waits for the bleeding to subside

(D) He burns it with a pistol barrel

What day is it when John Grady Cole finally returns to the United States?

(A) Thanksgiving Day

(B) Christmas Day

(D) The Fourth of July

What is the last name of the lawyer who John Grady goes to see at the beginning of the novel, in San Angelo?

(A) Johnson

(B) Gonzalez

(D) Blodgett

What does the name of Don Hector's ranch mean in English?

(A) The Ranch of Our Lady of Blessed Memory

(B) The Ranch of St. Martin in the Fields

(D) The Ranch of St. Francisca of Blessed Memory

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