All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy Quiz: questions and answers

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All the Pretty Horses is a highly acclaimed novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. It became a bestseller in the United States and elsewhere in the world. In 2000, Billy Bob made the movie "Untamed Hearts" based on it. The main roles in it were played by Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz.

The All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy quiz will test how well you know this literary work of American literature. It consists of 10 questions with answers. Try to answer all the questions correctly.

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy Quiz: questions and answers

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1. In what year was Cormac McCarthy's novel All the Pretty Horses first published?

2. What part of McCarthy's "Border Trilogy" is this novel?

3. How old is John Grady Cole, the protagonist of the novel, who grew up on his grandfather's ranch in San Angelo, West Texas?

4. What does John Grady learn about after his grandfather's death?

5. Where do John Grady and his friend Lacey Rawlins go in hopes of finding work?

6. Who loses his gun and his horse during a thunderstorm?

7. What is the relationship between John Grady and the rancher's daughter Alejandra?

8. What happens to Jimmy Blevins after he is arrested?

9. On what condition does Alejandra's aunt buy John Grady and Lacey Rawlins out of a Mexican prison?

10. What does Alejandra say to John Grady's marriage proposal?

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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy Quiz: questions and answers

Test yourself

1. In what year was Cormac McCarthy's novel All the Pretty Horses first published?

2. What part of McCarthy's "Border Trilogy" is this novel?

3. How old is John Grady Cole, the protagonist of the novel, who grew up on his grandfather's ranch in San Angelo, West Texas?

4. What does John Grady learn about after his grandfather's death?

5. Where do John Grady and his friend Lacey Rawlins go in hopes of finding work?

6. Who loses his gun and his horse during a thunderstorm?

7. What is the relationship between John Grady and the rancher's daughter Alejandra?

8. What happens to Jimmy Blevins after he is arrested?

9. On what condition does Alejandra's aunt buy John Grady and Lacey Rawlins out of a Mexican prison?

10. What does Alejandra say to John Grady's marriage proposal?

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