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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children in the barn say about Billy the next morning?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is unconscious.

2. What does Billy offer the doctor as payment for Boyd's care?
(a) Money.
(b) Horse.
(c) IOU.
(d) Ranch.

3. What kind of animal joins Billy as he seeks shelter from the rain?
(a) A deer.
(b) A fox.
(c) A dog.
(d) A wolf.

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

5. What does Billy tell the stranger about Boyd?
(a) Boyd was lucky at cards.
(b) Boyd was better at life than Billy is.
(c) Boyd was a better shot than Billy is.
(d) Boyd committed suicide.

6. Why are Billy and Boyd approached by a gang of men?
(a) They are looking for runaways.
(b) They want the horses back.
(c) They are recruiting outlaws.
(d) They are border patrol guards.

7. What does the man who had once given the boys permission to take the horses tell Billy?
(a) Boyd was hanged for cattle rustling.
(b) Boyd committed suicide.
(c) Boyd was killed in retaliation for killing another man.
(d) Boyd was killed in a barroom brawl.

8. Why are some men in the bar angry at Billy?
(a) He doesn't buy drinks for anybody.
(b) He isn't in uniform.
(c) He is flirting with their girlfriends.
(d) He cheats at cards.

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

10. What does Billy use to chase away the animal?
(a) Pitch fork.
(b) Tree branch.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Pipe.

11. Where does Billy store Boyd's body overnight?
(a) In a shed.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In a stream.

12. What does the unusual weather represent for Billy?
(a) His temperament.
(b) His search for live.
(c) The swift passing of time.
(d) The unusual path of his life.

13. What affliction does the animal seem to have?
(a) Open wound.
(b) Hearing problem.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Hunger.

14. What happens to Boyd as he attempts to round up some of the horses?
(a) He is thrown from his horse.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He faints.
(d) He falls into a ravine.

15. What is the name of the horse that Mr. Parham used to ride?
(a) Nino.
(b) Pinto.
(c) King.
(d) Sassy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it impossible for Billy to get into the army even if a doctor passes him through?

2. Why does the leader of the bandits berate one of his men?

3. Billy finds a job with an outfit formerly known as _________________.

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

5. What reason does the doctor give for Billy's not being able to join the military?

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