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All the Pretty Horses

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Cormac McCarthy Biography

About All the Pretty Horses

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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV

Character List

Critical Essay

The Horses of All the Pretty Horses and the American Dream

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1:  What writing technique does McCarthy employ that makes even a simple story somewhat difficult to follow?

a. Dotting his narrative with rhyming passages

b. Offering only ambiguous hints about the main family's relationship to each other

c. Often spicing up his text with French words

d. Introducing characters as "he" or "she" and not naming them for several pages
2:  What do the equines represent in All the Pretty Horses?

a. Earth and nature

b. Wealth and power

c. Long-lasting success

d. Fleeting possessions
3:  What two books complete the Border Trilogy?

a. Crossfire and Plain and Simple

b. The Orchard Keeper and Suttree

c. The Crossing and Cities of the Plain

d. Mules and Moe and Seeking Asylum
4:  Who is the protagonist of the novel?

a. Lacey Rawlins

b. John Grady Cole

c. Arturo

d. Senor Rocha
5:  What world event serves as a villain in the storyline?

a. Falling of the Alamo

b. The Mexican-American War

c. World War II

d. Passing of the Indian Removal Act
6:  One positive theme among several negative themes in the book centers around

a. unending love between husband and wife

b. optimistic attitudes

c. a welcoming afterlife

d. friendship
7:  What method do Grady and Rawlins use to break horses?

a. Bronco peeling

b. Sidelining

c. Horse whispering

d. Tying the horse's neck around to the side
8:  How old are Lacey Rawlins and John Grady?

a. Rawlins is 27; Grady is 15.

b. No age for either is mentioned in the book.

c. Rawlins is described only as a child; Grady is pictured as a middle-age adult.

d. Both are 16.
9:  What is the difference between the Western and English riding styles?

a. The only difference is in the bit and saddle, which are designed mostly for show.

b. English riding requires carrying a whip, whereas Western does not.

c. In Western riding, the horse and rider work together as partners. In English riding, the rider is in control.

d. The Western riding style is based on the need for speed. The English style focuses on jumping.
10:  When Grady is held in the Encantada prison, he dreams of what as he sleeps?

a. Freedom

b. Alejandra

c. Mares and colts

d. His grandfather
11:  After Rawlins receives a transfusion of more than a liter of blood, he worries that

a. he may now have dreadful disease coursing through his system

b. he might be part Mexican

c. he doesn't have the money to pay his hospital bill

d. he'll not recover quickly enough to ride out of town with Grady
12:  At the end of All the Pretty Horses, John Grady's quest

a. is satisfied

b. has ended in his death

c. will continue as he searches for a home

d. is no longer important to him
13:  Who said the following: "You cannot stay in this place and be independent peoples."

a. Reverend Jimmy Blevins

b. Abuela

c. Blevins, the kid
14:  Who said the following: "This is another country. Here, a woman's reputation is all she has."

a. Mother

b. Alejandra

c. Duena Alfonsa

d. Belle Starr
15:  Who said the following: "I dont know. I aint a horse."

a. John Grady

b. Redbo

c. Grandfather Grady

d. Rawlins



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