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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do Billy and Boyd rescue?
(a) An old man.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A calf.
(d) A young girl.

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

4. What name does the man in the ranch house call Billy?
(a) Rebel.
(b) Lunatic.
(c) Bastard.
(d) Idiot.

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

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

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

8. Where do Billy and Boyd spend weeks traveling?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

9. What does Billy find when he returns to the Indian's campsite the next day?
(a) The Indian is dead.
(b) The Indian is building a fire.
(c) There are several more Indians there.
(d) The Indian is gone.

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

11. What kind of animal does Mr. Parham tell his sons has been sighted?
(a) A bear.
(b) A deer.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A fox.

12. How old is Boyd when Billy encounters the wolf?
(a) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

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

14. What makes the wolf grow even wilder as Billy holds her?
(a) The approaching thunderstorm.
(b) The Model T car approaches.
(c) A bear coming closer.
(d) The sounds of gunshots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dog a symbol of in the story?

2. What does Mr. Parham give to Boyd when they are out fixing the traps?

3. How many dogs attack the wolf at one time?

4. With what does Mr. Parham coat traps?

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

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