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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who/what does Billy find when he arrives at the Munoz house again?
(a) No one is there.
(b) The Munoz family.
(c) Boyd and the girl.
(d) A couple of vaqueros.

2. How much money does Billy send to Mr. Sanders after his first payday?
(a) $20.
(b) $15.
(c) $50.
(d) $5.

3. What does the animal represent for Billy?
(a) His loyalty.
(b) His cruelty.
(c) His inability to retrieve his life.
(d) His redemption.

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

5. Why does the leader of the bandits berate one of his men?
(a) For stealing from a grieving man.
(b) For killing a good horse with no reason.
(c) For not taking Billy's rifle.
(d) For desecrating a dead body.

6. What is Billy's mother's first name?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Calinda.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Cassie.

7. What does Billy do the morning after he sleeps in the barn?
(a) Commits suicide.
(b) Makes coffee.
(c) Heads for home.
(d) Calls for the dog.

8. What kind of animal joins Billy as he seeks shelter from the rain?
(a) A deer.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fox.

9. Where does Billy go after his failed army entry attempts?
(a) San Diego.
(b) SK Bar ranch.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Phoenix.

10. Where does Billy go to sleep off a hangover after leaving the cantina?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A cave.
(d) An open barn.

11. Who catches up to Billy and Boyd when they are trying to escape with their horses?
(a) A boy and vaqueros.
(b) A rancher and ranch hands.
(c) The sheriff and deputies.
(d) Two old men.

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

13. The waitress gives Billy a free meal of __________________.
(a) Hash and coffee.
(b) Sausage gravy and biscuits.
(c) Bacon, eggs, toast and coffee.
(d) Pancakes and juice.

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

15. According to Boyd's tombstone, what date did Boyd die?
(a) February 24, 1943.
(b) February 24, 1963.
(c) February 24, 1915.
(d) February 24, 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are some men in the bar angry at Billy?

2. Why are Billy and Boyd approached by a gang of men?

3. Where does Billy store Boyd's body overnight?

4. How did the man in the bar get his scars?

5. What does Billy give Boyd to drink before the doctor operates?

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