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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unusual weather represent for Billy?
(a) The swift passing of time.
(b) His temperament.
(c) The unusual path of his life.
(d) His search for live.

2. Where does Billy find shelter from the desert rain one evening?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A ranch.
(c) A cave.
(d) An abandoned way station.

3. What meal does Billy eat at the diner the second time?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Lunch.

4. What is the name of the family at whose farm Boyd has been recovering?
(a) Sanchez.
(b) Munoz.
(c) Gonzalez.
(d) Diaz.

5. What does the man who had once given the boys permission to take the horses tell Billy?
(a) Boyd was hanged for cattle rustling.
(b) Boyd committed suicide.
(c) Boyd was killed in retaliation for killing another man.
(d) Boyd was killed in a barroom brawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman who gives food to Billy also reads his palm and tells him about __________________.

2. What do Boyd and the girl do that surprises Billy?

3. What does Billy do in the days after he buries Boyd?

4. Where does Billy get into an altercation with a man soon after entering Mexico?

5. Where does Billy work to earn enough money to get bus fare?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dog that tries to share the barn with Billy to escape the rain.

2. How does the author show what Billy is thinking in this story?

3. What name does Billy use when he signs the army enlistment form?

4. What does Billy do when he arrives in Deming and who shows Billy kindness?

5. What do Billy and Boyd do when they find some of the horses that were stolen from their ranch?

6. What does Billy do when he finds Boyd's grave?

7. Where does Billy search for Boyd and what does he learn about his brother?

8. Who does Billy visit before setting off on another long trip?

9. What does Billy learn about how Boyd died?

10. What obstacles does Billy have when he tries to enlist in the army?

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