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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Billy plan to do if he catches the wolf?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Set her free.
(c) Keep her as a pet.
(d) Collect the bounty.

3. What kind of dead animals do Billy and Boyd find that were killed by the wolf?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Deer.

4. What is the wolf doing when Billy sees her?
(a) She is howling.
(b) She is caught in a trap.
(c) She is drinking from a stream.
(d) She is trotting through tall grass.

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

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

7. What do the boys promise the Indian?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

8. Why had the wolf crossed into the United States from Mexico?
(a) She was chased by poachers.
(b) There is no more food in her home area.
(c) She saw her mate caught in a trap.
(d) She got lost.

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

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

11. What are Billy and Boyd pulling when they encounter an Indian?
(a) Wagon.
(b) Travois.
(c) Sled.
(d) Sleigh.

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

13. Who is Billy Parham?
(a) The editor.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The publisher.
(d) The author.

14. Where had Billy intended to set the wolf free?
(a) The town.
(b) The mountains.
(c) At his home.
(d) The valley.

15. The girl at El Tigre invites Billy in for a meal of __________________.
(a) tortillas and beans.
(b) steak and eggs.
(c) sausage gravy.
(d) beef stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Billy and Boyd veer off the road?

2. What do the men take from Billy before ordering him to follow them to a small town?

3. What does Billy say when the man advises the boys to return home?

4. Who is the rancher's wife?

5. What does the old man's caregiver warn Billy about?

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