All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy
Description
This study guide accompanies Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, following sixteen-year-old John Grady Cole
as he leaves behind his family’s Texas ranch and rides into Mexico with his friend Rawlins in search of the vanishing
cowboy life. Organized by chapter, it traces the novel’s themes of coming-of-age, love, violence, and the harsh
realities that shatter youthful idealism. Each chapter section pairs factual comprehension questions with critical
analysis prompts, supplemented by a crossword puzzle and a character focus activity. This study guide contains 91
questions across 7 chapter sections (70 Factual + 21 Critical), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus
Activity.
What’s Included:
This study guide features 7 sets of 10 Factual Questions (70 total), 7 sets of 3 Critical Analysis Questions (21 total),
1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 character traits + evidence prompt + critical
thinking question).