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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The woman who gives food to Billy also reads his palm and tells him about __________________.
(a) His two dead brothers.
(b) His future wife.
(c) Boyd and the girl.
(d) His father and mother.

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

4. How long does Billy work for the outfit before moving on?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Nine weeks.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Nine days.

5. What does the doctor accept as payment for his services?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Horse.
(d) Land.

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

7. What does Billy offer the doctor as payment for Boyd's care?
(a) IOU.
(b) Money.
(c) Ranch.
(d) Horse.

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

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

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

11. Where does Billy cross the border back into the United States?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) El Paso, Texas.
(c) Nogales, Arizona.
(d) Columbus, New Mexico.

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

13. Billy finds a job with an outfit formerly known as _________________.
(a) Rebels.
(b) Cut-Ups.
(c) Bushwhackers.
(d) Hashknives.

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

15. What does Billy note about his life now that Boyd is gone?
(a) It is better.
(b) It is less.
(c) It is quieter.
(d) It is the end.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Billy refuse to drink?

2. How old is Boyd when he runs away with the girl?

3. What request does Boyd ask of Billy?

4. How is Billy's horse wounded in the encounter with some rogue riders?

5. What does Boyd loan the young girl before they leave?

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