All the Pretty Horses Part One 20 Questions

1. Setting - In what time period does the story take place?
2. Character - Why does John Grady smoke if he gets upset about his dad smoking?
3. Action - Why won't John Grady's mom lease her ranch to him?
4. Action - Why did John Grady hide from his mom in the hotel lobby?
5. Action - Why does John Grady tell his dad "You ain't got no business smokin them things" on page 8?
6. Character - On page 15, why does John Grady's dad look so skinny and "agonized" as he paces?
7. Action - What happened between John Grady and Mary Catherine?
8. Style - Why does Cormac McCarthy not use quotation marks?
9. Style - Why does McCarthy use run-on sentences?
10. Action - Does Rawlins have a reason for leaving Texas othe rthan being company for John Grady?
11. Action - Do the Mexicans chasing Blevins catch him?
12. Action - Why do the wax makers want to trade for Blevins?
13. Action - Why do John Grady and Rawlins allow Blevins to travel with them?
14. Character - Is Blevins' name really Jimmy Blevins?
15. Action - Why don't the boys try asking for Blevins' horse back before trying to steal it back?
16. Action - Did as many people in Blevins' family get struck by lightning as he says did?
17. Action - On page 94, when the girl passes, why does John Grady continue to stare the direction in which she went even when she's out of sight?
18. Action - Why doesn't John Gardy answer right away when the wax makers ask if he wants to sell Blevins?
19. Character - Why does Rawlins dislike Blevins as much as he does?
20. Action - Will Blevins find the other boys again or vice versa?