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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Bedwetters assume the final fence will be made of?

2. How many gates must the Bedwetters open to free the buffalo from their pens?

3. What surprising discovery does Teft make about his truck after releasing the buffalo?

4. What time is it when the Bedwetters reach the final fence?

5. Which of the following alcoholic beverages do the Bedwetters drink after freeing the buffalo from their pens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Bedwetters finally win the Apache buffalo head?

2. What important turning point happens in Lally Two's life as the Bedwetters prepare to fully free the buffalo?

3. What is the moral in Teft's story about the piranha?

4. Why does Cotton cut his celebration of the buffaloes' freedom short?

5. What was the general emotion surrounding the crowds that had gathered for the hunt?

6. What story does Teft tell about his cousin and the piranha?

7. Why had the buffalo hunt been arranged, and by whom?

8. Who do the Bedwetters imagine seeing them as they drive toward the final fence?

9. How do the Bedwetters react when they see the state agents coming toward them in the pickup trucks and Jeep?

10. How did Teft end up at Box Canyon Boys' Camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the act of "bumping" in the novel. Where was this action first learned? How did it affect the Bedwetters as a group? Choose one situation in which the bump was used, and explain its outcome. What other groups of men use physical contact like this to come together? What parallels can be formed through this comparison? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the hierarchy of power at the Box Canyon Boys' Camp. How are the boys divided into their cabins? How do cabins earn/lose power? Then, choose at least one example of a time when the Bedwetters attempted to gain power in camp. What was the result of their attempt? What psychological effect did this attempt have on the group as a whole? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, there are various references to the Wild West and Western films. Choose one scene or film and describe it in detail here. How do you think the Wild West affected the Bedwetters' sense of adventure and morals? How do you think their beloved Western films affected their quest? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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