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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the Parhams' other horse?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Black Jack.
(c) Keno.
(d) Avalon.
2. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A raincoat.
3. What does the cow drag through the woods?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Trap.
(c) Saddle.
(d) Boyd.
4. What is the name of Mr. Sanderson's ranch?
(a) Evergreen Valley Ranch.
(b) Sanderson Ranch.
(c) SK Bar Ranch.
(d) Sandy Springs Ranch.
5. Where had Boyd thought Billy had gone during Billy's time away from home?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Montana.
6. What does Billy wrap the dead wolf in?
(a) Burlap.
(b) Sheeting.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Coat.
7. What phrase does Billy utter as he makes his sudden decision upon leaving the campsite?
(a) "So be it."
(b) "What the hell."
(c) "Damn all of it."
(d) "Can't fight it anymore."
8. What does Billy note when he returns to the vaqueros' campsite?
(a) The wolf had dug in the campfire.
(b) A bedroll.
(c) An old saddle.
(d) Cigarette butts.
9. How does Billy warn the vaqueros about the new trap in the abandoned campfire?
(a) Puts a note under a rock.
(b) Nails a note to a tree.
(c) Writes a note in the dirt.
(d) He points an arrow to the spot.
10. How is the wolf killed?
(a) Billy shoots her.
(b) She is trampled by the horse.
(c) She is attacked by a bear.
(d) The property owner's son shoots him.
11. What happened to the boys' dog during the attack at the Parhams' ranch?
(a) He was shot.
(b) His ears were sliced.
(c) His throat was slit.
(d) His tail was cut off.
12. What does Billy learn about his parents when he returns to his home?
(a) They have divorced.
(b) They have been murdered.
(c) His mother is dead and his father is in jail.
(d) They moved back east.
13. What tribe of Indians do Billy and Boyd encounter?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Tarahumara.
(d) Wyandot.
14. What do the men take from Billy before ordering him to follow them to a small town?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Saddle.
15. What do the Parhams do in Mr. Echols' cabin?
(a) Cook.
(b) Wait out the rain.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Borrow traps and lure.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Billy do at the Mexican border?
2. What does Billy not do when setting a trap at the vaqueros' recently abandoned campsite?
3. What does Billy trade for the dead wolf?
4. Which Parham family members have already died by the time the family moves?
5. Why does Billy's horse react frantically?
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