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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Billy and Boyd see walking on the road?
(a) A group of old women.
(b) A young girl.
(c) A young couple.
(d) A priest.

2. Billy refuses to leave the Mexican town without ________________.
(a) his money.
(b) the wolf.
(c) his horse.
(d) his saddle bag.

3. An old man tells Billy that trying to catch the wolf is like trying to catch a ____________________.
(a) rainbow.
(b) song.
(c) snowflake.
(d) dream.

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

5. Why does Billy's horse react frantically?
(a) She can sense a bear nearby.
(b) She is spooked by gunshots.
(c) She doesn't want to be near the wolf.
(d) She is scard of the thunder.

6. What does Billy note when he returns to the vaqueros' campsite?
(a) A bedroll.
(b) The wolf had dug in the campfire.
(c) Cigarette butts.
(d) An old saddle.

7. What do the men on the other side of the river ask Billy for?
(a) Food.
(b) Bullets.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) His documents.

8. Who does Billy encounter later in the day and join for a meal?
(a) School friends.
(b) Bandits.
(c) Vaqueros.
(d) Homesteaders.

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

10. What is the name of Billy's hometown?
(a) Cloverdale.
(b) Allendale.
(c) Pine Bluffs.
(d) Twin City.

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

12. What sudden decision does Billy make as he leads the wolf away from the campsite?
(a) To find a safe place to wait out the storm.
(b) To head toward Mexico.
(c) To run away to Canada.
(d) To let the wolf go free.

13. Who is Billy Parham's younger brother?
(a) Ray.
(b) Boyd.
(c) Jack.
(d) Guy.

14. Where had Boyd thought Billy had gone during Billy's time away from home?
(a) Montana.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does the man in the ranch house call Billy?

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

3. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?

4. Billy is confused about whether to kill the wolf or ____________________.

5. What does Billy do when the wolf tries to run?

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