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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what Mexican state does Billy cross into?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) Sonora.
(d) San Luis Obispo.

2. What kind of animal do Billy and his father find in the trap?
(a) Bear.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Deer.
(d) Raccoon.

3. An old man in an Indian tribe warns Billy of ______________________.
(a) the dangers of being alone too much.
(b) the coyotes in the mountains.
(c) the mounted rangers.
(d) the snakes in the desert.

4. What do the Indians do when they see Billy and Boyd?
(a) Run away from them.
(b) Share food with them.
(c) Barely acknowledge them.
(d) Shoot at them.

5. What does Mr. Parham plan to trade for to replace Billy's damaged one?
(a) Trap.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Saddle.
(d) Fishing pole.

6. When setting a trap, Mr. Parham uses _________________.
(a) metal pincers.
(b) sticks.
(c) deerskin gloves.
(d) chains.

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

8. What does the cow drag through the woods?
(a) Trap.
(b) Boyd.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Saddle.

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

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

11. What do Billy and Boyd see in the Mexican town of Morelos?
(a) A festival.
(b) One of the Parhams' horses.
(c) A gunfight.
(d) A whorehouse.

12. What does Billy not do when setting a trap at the vaqueros' recently abandoned campsite?
(a) Hide his scent.
(b) Alert the vaqueros.
(c) Hide the trap.
(d) Was the trap.

13. What does Billy trade for the dead wolf?
(a) His water.
(b) His horse.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy note about his father when he rides out the next day?

2. Who is the rancher's wife?

3. Where had Billy intended to set the wolf free?

4. What is Billy's horse's name?

5. Who do Billy and Boyd see walking on the road?

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