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

2. According to the army recruiter, one in ___________ boys who sign up for the military are not yet 18.
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. How long does Billy work without seeing anyone?
(a) Several months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A couple days.
(d) Six months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy tell Mr. Sanders that his plans are now?

2. Where do Billy, Boyd, and the young girl stay for awhile?

3. According to the girl, what type of man is useless?

4. Who had packed Boyd's wounds with herbs?

5. What affliction does the animal seem to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles does Billy have when he tries to enlist in the army?

2. Where does Billy search for Boyd and what does he learn about his brother?

3. How does Boyd begin to attain the role of a folk hero?

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

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

6. With what group does Billy find work and what does he do with his first paycheck?

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

8. Where does Billy finally bury Boyd?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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