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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. On what holiday does Billy ride out?
(a) Easter.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

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

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

5. How old is Billy when he goes to the army recruiting station?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Billy put water into so that the horse can drink?

3. What do Billy and Boyd eat for dinner after rescuing their horses?

4. Why are some men in the bar angry at Billy?

5. Where does Billy go to sleep off a hangover after leaving the cantina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dream that Billy has about Boyd?

2. What is Boyd's condition when Billy returns to get him at the Munoz farm?

3. What surprise decision does Boyd make as he is healing?

4. Describe the altercation Billy has with some bandits as he travels with Boyd's body.

5. How can Boyd's emerging folk hero status be considered a form of foreshadowing?

6. How does Billy finally obtain papers of ownership for the stolen horses?

7. Who does Billy visit before setting off on another long trip?

8. What sort of life direction does the border guard give Billy?

9. What does Billy's jealousy of Boyd's relationship with the girl prompt Billy to tell the girl?

10. Why are some of the people in a bar mad at Billy without even knowing him?

(see the answer keys)

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