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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 put water into so that the horse can drink?
(a) Bucket.
(b) Sink.
(c) Old hubcap.
(d) Bath tub.

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 mystical.
(b) He says it is the ultimate peace.
(c) He does not answer.
(d) He says it is nothingness.

3. What is unusual about this morning?
(a) It is very dark.
(b) It is the day Billy decides to go home for good.
(c) It is unseasonably cold.
(d) It is unbearably sunny.

4. What drink does the Mexican man refuse to drink?
(a) American whiskey.
(b) Irish whiskey.
(c) American beer.
(d) German beer.

5. What does the doctor's servant return to the farm where the Parham boys are staying the next day?
(a) Boyd's horse.
(b) Billy's money.
(c) Billy's horse.
(d) Billy's knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man who had once given the boys permission to take the horses tell Billy?

2. What does the doctor accept as payment for his services?

3. What does the young girl want to do?

4. What does Billy do while sitting on the roadway?

5. What does Billy do in the days after he buries Boyd?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the army recruiter seem to take a special interest in Billy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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