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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of animal does Mr. Parham tell his sons has been sighted?
(a) A fox.
(b) A deer.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A bear.
2. What does the rancher's wife ask one of the ranch hands to do?
(a) Feed the horses.
(b) Milk the cows.
(c) Mend the wolf's leg wound.
(d) Wash the dishes.
3. Where had Boyd thought Billy had gone during Billy's time away from home?
(a) California.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Montana.
(d) New York.
4. How is the wolf killed?
(a) She is attacked by a bear.
(b) Billy shoots her.
(c) She is trampled by the horse.
(d) The property owner's son shoots him.
5. What are Billy and Boyd doing when they encounter some Indians?
(a) Making camp.
(b) Bathing in a stream.
(c) Brushing their horses.
(d) Riding through a woods.
6. What is the name of Mr. Sanderson's ranch?
(a) Sandy Springs Ranch.
(b) SK Bar Ranch.
(c) Evergreen Valley Ranch.
(d) Sanderson Ranch.
7. What do the men on the other side of the river ask Billy for?
(a) Bullets.
(b) Food.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) His documents.
8. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?
(a) A bag of food.
(b) A raincoat.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A rifle.
9. What kind of animal do Billy and his father find in the trap?
(a) Deer.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Bear.
10. Who is the rancher's wife?
(a) Jane Ellen.
(b) Laura Mae.
(c) Jeanne Marie.
(d) Mary Anne.
11. An old man tells Billy that trying to catch the wolf is like trying to catch a ____________________.
(a) song.
(b) rainbow.
(c) snowflake.
(d) dream.
12. What does Billy trade for the dead wolf?
(a) His rifle.
(b) His water.
(c) His money.
(d) His horse.
13. What does Billy borrow from a border guard when he returns to the United States?
(a) A half dollar.
(b) A hat.
(c) A coat.
(d) A horse.
14. What does Billy learn about his parents when he returns to his home?
(a) They have divorced.
(b) They have been murdered.
(c) They moved back east.
(d) His mother is dead and his father is in jail.
15. Who does Billy encounter later in the day and join for a meal?
(a) Vaqueros.
(b) School friends.
(c) Bandits.
(d) Homesteaders.
Short Answer Questions
1. What phrase does Billy utter as he makes his sudden decision upon leaving the campsite?
2. Who do the boys see a little bit later on the same road?
3. Into what Mexican state does Billy cross into?
4. What does the man in Casas Grandes say that Boyd believes?
5. Billy refuses to leave the Mexican town without ________________.
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