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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy tell Mr. Sanders that his plans are now?
(a) To "hire on somewheres."
(b) To get a factory job.
(c) To find a girl and get married.
(d) To go to college.

2. What does the young girl want to do?
(a) Return home.
(b) Go out on her own.
(c) Go with Billy and Boyd.
(d) Stay with a rancher's family.

3. Where does Billy get into an altercation with a man soon after entering Mexico?
(a) A cantina.
(b) A cattle drive.
(c) A festival.
(d) A stable.

4. What does the man in charge of the herd of horses give to Billy?
(a) A paper of ownership.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Money.
(d) A lame horse.

5. Where does Billy store Boyd's body overnight?
(a) In a stream.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In a shed.

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

7. How old is Boyd when he runs away with the girl?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

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

9. How long does Billy work without seeing anyone?
(a) Six months.
(b) Several months.
(c) A couple days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

11. What drink does the Mexican man refuse to drink?
(a) American whiskey.
(b) German beer.
(c) Irish whiskey.
(d) American beer.

12. What does Billy do in the days after he buries Boyd?
(a) Rides out again with no destination.
(b) Buries Mr. Sanderson.
(c) Marries Mr. Sanderson's granddaughter.
(d) Returns to the family ranch.

13. What does the sheriff say to Billy when he finds him digging a grave for Boyd?
(a) He thought it would be Billy.
(b) He would be happy to get him some help.
(c) He is sorry for his loss.
(d) He can't bury Boyd without permission.

14. What request does Boyd ask of Billy?
(a) To go get the girl.
(b) To go on without him.
(c) To give him more whiskey.
(d) To pray for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only way Billy can join the military at his age?

2. The young girl tells Billy that her grandmother had been married and widowed __________ times by the age of 20.

3. What name does Billy sign on his army induction form?

4. What does the woman reply when Billy challenges what she says?

5. What does Billy learn when he returns to the home of the doctor?

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