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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Billy find shelter from the desert rain one evening?

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

3. The doctor sends Billy for some things he needs such as water and _____________.

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

5. The girl's grandmother claimed that men of __________ are always successful except in times of war.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman who reads Billy's palm tell him?

2. What name does Billy use when he signs the army enlistment form?

3. What are the circumstances in which Billy meets the gypsies?

4. How do Billy, Boyd and the young girl survive over the next few days and what is their ultimate arrangement?

5. What physical defect disqualifies Billy from enlisting in the army?

6. What help does Billy secure for the wounded Boyd?

7. Describe the dog that tries to share the barn with Billy to escape the rain.

8. What are the circumstances in which Boyd gets shot?

9. How does the author show what Billy is thinking in this story?

10. What does Billy do when he finds Boyd's grave?

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