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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the rancher's wife ask one of the ranch hands to do?
(a) Mend the wolf's leg wound.
(b) Wash the dishes.
(c) Milk the cows.
(d) Feed the horses.

2. What is the dog a symbol of in the story?
(a) What the boys have lost in their lives.
(b) Hate.
(c) Injury.
(d) Betrayal.

3. What is Billy's immediate reaction upon seeing the wolf?
(a) He wants to pet it.
(b) His father told him to come get him.
(c) He wants to run away.
(d) He wants to shoot it.

4. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A rifle.

5. What is Billy's horse's name?
(a) Bird.
(b) Theo.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Adelaide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the German doctor buy a horse?

2. What sudden decision does Billy make as he leads the wolf away from the campsite?

3. What does Billy borrow from a border guard when he returns to the United States?

4. What do Billy and Boyd see in the Mexican town of Morelos?

5. What does Billy put around the wolf's snout?

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