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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. Where does Billy go after his failed army entry attempts?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) SK Bar ranch.

2. 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 knife.
(d) Billy's horse.

3. Where does Billy go to sleep off a hangover after leaving the cantina?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) An open barn.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A cave.

4. Billy finds a job with an outfit formerly known as _________________.
(a) Rebels.
(b) Cut-Ups.
(c) Hashknives.
(d) Bushwhackers.

5. What request does Boyd ask of Billy?
(a) To give him more whiskey.
(b) To go get the girl.
(c) To go on without him.
(d) To pray for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children in the barn say about Billy the next morning?

2. Who is tending more of the Parhams' horses when Billy and Boyd find them?

3. What does Boyd loan the young girl before they leave?

4. Where does Billy store Boyd's body overnight?

5. How long does Billy work for the outfit before moving on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the dog symbolize for Billy?

3. How do Billy, Boyd and the young girl survive over the next few days and what is their ultimate arrangement?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are the circumstances in which Boyd gets shot?

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

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