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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter One, Pages 1-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy go off alone to do after some instruction from his father?
(a) Run the traps.
(b) Hunt small animals.
(c) Herd the cattle.
(d) Catch some fish.

2. What does Billy find when he returns to the Indian's campsite the next day?
(a) There are several more Indians there.
(b) The Indian is building a fire.
(c) The Indian is gone.
(d) The Indian is dead.

3. How does Billy warn the vaqueros about the new trap in the abandoned campfire?
(a) Puts a note under a rock.
(b) Nails a note to a tree.
(c) Writes a note in the dirt.
(d) He points an arrow to the spot.

4. How old is Billy when he encounters the wolf?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 21.

5. Who is Billy Parham?
(a) The publisher.
(b) The editor.
(c) The author.
(d) The protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Parham family members have already died by the time the family moves?

2. What does the old man's caregiver warn Billy about?

3. What kind of animal does Mr. Parham tell his sons has been sighted?

4. What is the name of Mr. Sanderson's ranch?

5. What kind of animal do Billy and his father find in the trap?

(see the answer key)

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