All the Pretty Horses

**Quiz Question — *All the Pretty Horses* by Cormac McCarthy** What leads sixteen-year-old John Grady Cole to leave Texas and head into Mexico at the start of the novel? A) He is on the run after getting into a violent fight in town. B) Following his grandfather's death, his mother decides to sell the family ranch, leaving John Grady without a future there. C) He is looking for his biological father, who vanished into Mexico years ago. D) A Mexican rancher recruits him to work as a horse trainer. **Correct Answer: B** *Explanation:* After his grandfather passes away, John Grady's mother opts to sell the family ranch instead of keeping it. Confronted with the loss of the only life he has ever known and cherished, John Grady and his friend Lacey Rawlins embark on a horseback journey into Mexico, seeking a new frontier and a sense of purpose.

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**Quiz Question — *All the Pretty Horses* by Cormac McCarthy** At the beginning of the novel, what event causes sixteen-year-old John Grady Cole to leave Texas and head south into Mexico? A) He gets expelled from school for fighting. B) His father passes away and the family ranch is sold without his consent. C) He is arrested for stealing horses and escapes to avoid prison. D) His best friend Rawlins challenges him to cross the border. **Correct Answer: B** *His mother inherits the ranch but decides to sell it instead of continuing with ranching, leaving John Grady without the land and lifestyle he cherishes — the main motivation that drives the entire story forward.*

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**Quiz Question — *All the Pretty Horses* by Cormac McCarthy** Who is the main protagonist in *All the Pretty Horses*? A) Lacey Rawlins B) Jimmy Blevins C) John Grady Cole D) Alejandra **Correct Answer: C) John Grady Cole** *Explanation: John Grady Cole is a sixteen-year-old Texan whose quest into Mexico, following the loss of his family ranch, shapes the heart of the novel's story.*

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