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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Pages 333 through 363.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Billy and Boyd rescue?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A calf.

2. Why is Billy aggravated with the dog while on their trip?
(a) He will not keep pace with them.
(b) He does not alert the boys to danger.
(c) He barks at the wrong times.
(d) He refuses to eat.

3. What do Billy and Boyd see in the Mexican town of Morelos?
(a) A gunfight.
(b) One of the Parhams' horses.
(c) A festival.
(d) A whorehouse.

4. In what city does Billy try to enter the army a second time?
(a) Billings.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Brownsville,
(d) Houston.

5. What does Billy say when the man advises the boys to return home?
(a) They're not going without the horses.
(b) They want to avenge their parents' murders first.
(c) They don't have a home to return to.
(d) They think that is a good idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rancher's wife ask one of the ranch hands to do?

2. What happened to the boys' dog during the attack at the Parhams' ranch?

3. Where do Billy and Boyd spend weeks traveling?

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

5. Toward what city does Billy ride after crossing the border?

(see the answer key)

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