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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy note about his father when he rides out the next day?
(a) It is the last time he sees him.
(b) He is still asleep .
(c) He scolds Billy.
(d) He warns Billy not to go.

2. How is the wolf killed?
(a) Billy shoots her.
(b) She is attacked by a bear.
(c) She is trampled by the horse.
(d) The property owner's son shoots him.

3. What does the man in the ghost town advise Billy to do?
(a) Return home.
(b) Buy a new horse.
(c) Buy a ranch.
(d) Go east.

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

5. What do the Parhams do in Mr. Echols' cabin?
(a) Borrow traps and lure.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Cook.
(d) Wait out the rain.

6. What happened to the boys' dog during the attack at the Parhams' ranch?
(a) His tail was cut off.
(b) He was shot.
(c) His ears were sliced.
(d) His throat was slit.

7. Where is the wolf put while Billy has dinner with the man in the ranch house?
(a) The ice house.
(b) The smokehouse.
(c) The barn.
(d) The cellar.

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

9. With what does Mr. Parham coat traps?
(a) Lamp oil.
(b) Lard.
(c) Beeswax.
(d) Honey.

10. How many dogs attack the wolf at one time?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

11. What does Billy say when the man advises the boys to return home?
(a) They're not going without the horses.
(b) They don't have a home to return to.
(c) They want to avenge their parents' murders first.
(d) They think that is a good idea.

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

13. When Billy shoots a ___________, he and the wolf eat the entire thing.
(a) goose.
(b) veal.
(c) doe.
(d) turkey.

14. What name does the man in the ranch house call Billy?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Lunatic.

15. What does Mr. Parham give to Boyd when they are out fixing the traps?
(a) His coat.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what Mexican state does Billy cross into?

2. How does Billy incapacitate the wolf?

3. What do the men do with the wolf?

4. What are Billy and Boyd doing when they encounter some Indians?

5. What does Billy tell the man about the horses?

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