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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children in the barn say about Billy the next morning?
(a) He is unconscious.
(b) He is wounded.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is sick.

2. Why are Billy and Boyd approached by a gang of men?
(a) They are looking for runaways.
(b) They are recruiting outlaws.
(c) They want the horses back.
(d) They are border patrol guards.

3. The young girl tells Billy that her grandmother had been married and widowed __________ times by the age of 20.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Who is tending more of the Parhams' horses when Billy and Boyd find them?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) Three girls.
(c) A rancher.
(d) Two young boys.

5. What is unusual about this morning?
(a) It is very dark.
(b) It is unseasonably cold.
(c) It is unbearably sunny.
(d) It is the day Billy decides to go home for good.

6. What do Boyd and the girl do that surprises Billy?
(a) Throw a birthday party for him.
(b) Get married.
(c) Return to the Parham ranch.
(d) Leave without telling him.

7. On what holiday does Billy ride out?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

8. Toward what city does Billy ride after crossing the border?
(a) Tucson.
(b) Butte.
(c) Deming.
(d) Phoenix.

9. Where does Billy work to earn enough money to get bus fare?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A stable.
(c) A diner.
(d) A dry cleaners.

10. What does Billy tell the stranger about Boyd?
(a) Boyd was better at life than Billy is.
(b) Boyd was lucky at cards.
(c) Boyd was a better shot than Billy is.
(d) Boyd committed suicide.

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

12. What does Billy do while sitting on the roadway?
(a) Hitchhikes.
(b) Smokes cigarettes.
(c) Cries.
(d) Plans his trip.

13. What kind of animals is pulling the gypsy cart?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Burros.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Horses.

14. What reason does the doctor give for Billy's not being able to join the military?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Flat feet.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Heart murmur.

15. How old is Billy when he goes to the army recruiting station?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Billy's dream, what does Boyd reply when Billy asks him what it's like to be dead?

2. Where do Billy, Boyd, and the young girl stay for awhile?

3. What meal does Billy eat at the diner the second time?

4. Where does Billy go to sleep off a hangover after leaving the cantina?

5. How much money does Billy send to Mr. Sanders after his first payday?

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