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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does a girl in the young girl's hometown tell Billy?
(a) Boyd and the young girl married recently.
(b) Boyd is buried in San Buenaventura.
(c) Boyd left the young girl to return home.
(d) Boyd and the young girl have moved back east.

3. What does the army recruiter give to Billy and the other boys?
(a) Uniforms.
(b) Meal tickets.
(c) Haircuts.
(d) Guns.

4. Who does Billy visit before heading back to Mexico?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Boyd.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Mr. Sanders.

5. How did the man in the bar get his scars?
(a) Stab wounds.
(b) Cactus punctures.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Spur wounds.

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

7. Why is it impossible for Billy to get into the army even if a doctor passes him through?
(a) An army doctor will find his problem.
(b) He is not a U.S. citizen.
(c) He is too young.
(d) He is the oldest surviving male in his family.

8. What does Billy give Boyd to drink before the doctor operates?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Whiskey.

9. What is the only way Billy can join the military at his age?
(a) If he alters his birth certificate.
(b) If his parents sign the consent.
(c) If he knows a Congressman.
(d) If he lies.

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

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

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

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

14. What happens to one of the men who approach Billy and Boyd and engage in a melee?
(a) His arm is shattered.
(b) His skull is fractured.
(c) His leg is broken.
(d) His back is broken.

15. What is the name of the family at whose farm Boyd has been recovering?
(a) Munoz.
(b) Gonzalez.
(c) Diaz.
(d) Sanchez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the animal represent for Billy?

2. What does Billy note about his life now that Boyd is gone?

3. What does Billy offer the doctor as payment for Boyd's care?

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

5. What do Boyd and the girl do that surprises Billy?

(see the answer keys)

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