View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman reply when Billy challenges what she says?
(a) It is only a game.
(b) It will definitely come true.
(c) It is up to him what his future will be.
(d) She has never been wrong.

2. In Billy's dream, what does Boyd reply when Billy asks him what it's like to be dead?
(a) He says it is nothingness.
(b) He says it is the ultimate peace.
(c) He says it is mystical.
(d) He does not answer.

3. Where does Billy find shelter from the desert rain one evening?
(a) A ranch.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hotel.
(d) An abandoned way station.

4. What do Boyd and the girl do that surprises Billy?
(a) Get married.
(b) Throw a birthday party for him.
(c) Return to the Parham ranch.
(d) Leave without telling him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fact about Boyd does Billy tell the girl?

2. What does the young girl want to do?

3. Who/what does Billy find when he arrives at the Munoz house again?

4. What affliction does the animal seem to have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Billy learn about how Boyd died?

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

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

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

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

7. What do Billy and Boyd do when they find some of the horses that were stolen from their ranch?

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

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

10. Where does Billy finally bury Boyd?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,369 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample