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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who had packed Boyd's wounds with herbs?
(a) A midwife.
(b) A farm wife.
(c) A bruja.
(d) A doctor.

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

6. What does Billy learn when he returns to the home of the doctor?
(a) The doctor has died.
(b) The doctor is no longer practicing.
(c) The doctor has moved back east.
(d) The doctor has been taken hostage.

7. What do Billy and Boyd eat for dinner after rescuing their horses?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Stew.
(c) Beef jerky.
(d) Beans.

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

9. What meal does Billy eat at the diner the second time?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Brunch.

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

11. What does Billy put water into so that the horse can drink?
(a) Sink.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Bath tub.
(d) Old hubcap.

12. What drink does Billy refuse to drink?
(a) English tea.
(b) Mexican mescal.
(c) French coffee.
(d) Italian wine.

13. The doctor sends Billy for some things he needs such as water and _____________.
(a) Knives.
(b) A chair.
(c) Needles.
(d) Towels.

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

15. According to the girl, what type of man is useless?
(a) One who cannot love.
(b) One who is angry all the time.
(c) One who is unwilling to kill for his woman.
(d) One who is stingy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man who had once given the boys permission to take the horses tell Billy?

2. What drink does the Mexican man refuse to drink?

3. How old is Billy when he goes to the army recruiting station?

4. What does Billy do in the days after he buries Boyd?

5. According to the army recruiter, one in ___________ boys who sign up for the military are not yet 18.

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