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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cotton hold the buffalo in position while he figures out how to tackle the fence?
(a) By spreading out the hay.
(b) By shouting at them to "Stay put!"
(c) By honking the car horn.
(d) He doesn't - he lets the buffalo roam free.

2. What surprising discovery does Teft make about his truck after releasing the buffalo?
(a) That its tires are flat.
(b) That the keys were in the ignition the whole time.
(c) That there is $1,000 in the glove box.
(d) That it's engine has blown.

3. Why do the Bedwetters argue about which of them will crawl onto the catwalk?
(a) They do not argue.
(b) They all want to contribute to the mission
(c) They each want to be in charge of a more dangerous task.
(d) They are each too scared to climb up alone.

4. What was significant about the rifle the woman at the buffalo reserve was holding?
(a) It was hand whittled.
(b) There was nothing significant about the rifle.
(c) It was the camp director's rifle.
(d) It had a telescopic zoom.

5. How many trucks of rangers head toward the boys at the final fence?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

6. Why can't the Bedwetters push open the final fence?
(a) Because it is covered in barbs.
(b) Because the buffalo are blocking the way.
(c) Because it is electrified.
(d) Because they are too tired.

7. Which of the Bedwetters claims that if kids have the opportunity to interact with buffalo, ""It'll be better for them than TV"?
(a) Goodenow.
(b) Shecker.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Lally Two.

8. Who comes on the radio as the Bedwetters reach the final fence?
(a) Cat Stevens.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) James Brown.
(d) Aretha Franklin.

9. What has Cotton renamed the truck they drove to the preserve?
(a) The Caesar Truck.
(b) The Honey Truck.
(c) The Midas Truck.
(d) The Judas Truck.

10. How did Wheaties feel about the foot race against the Apaches?
(a) He was proud.
(b) He was intimidated.
(c) He was disgusted.
(d) He was apathetic.

11. How did the Bedwetters mark the trophies to prove they had been stolen?
(a) They painted them.
(b) They signed their names.
(c) They shot them.
(d) They urinated on them.

12. Which of the following organizations managed the buffalo hunt?
(a) The Arizona Game and Fish Department.
(b) The Box Canyon Boys' Camp.
(c) The Arizona Sharpshooters' Association.
(d) A private buffalo herd owner.

13. What are the buffalo fences constructed out of?
(a) Metal.
(b) Wood.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Brick.

14. When the boys get up close, how tall are the buffalo?
(a) Seven feet tall.
(b) Five feet tall.
(c) Six feet tall.
(d) Eight feet tall.

15. What is the final chant of the Bedwetters at the close of the novel?
(a) "Little Boys Blue!"
(b) "Home on the range!"
(c) "Yay! Yay! Yay!"
(d) "Long live Cotton!"

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Bedwetters plan to lead the buffalo to the final fence?

2. When they reach the final fence, how do the Bedwetters let out their nervousness and excitement?

3. How quickly did the Apaches believe they could beat the Bedwetters in a foot race?

4. How does Shecker celebrate the buffaloes release?

5. What did the Bedwetters find most disturbing about the buffalo slaughter they witnessed?

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