The Crossing Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Crossing Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do Billy and Boyd see walking on the road?
(a) A group of old women.
(b) A priest.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A young couple.

3. What is Billy's immediate reaction upon seeing the wolf?
(a) He wants to shoot it.
(b) He wants to pet it.
(c) His father told him to come get him.
(d) He wants to run away.

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

5. Where did the German doctor buy a horse?
(a) From a neighbor.
(b) At an auction.
(c) A livestock sale.
(d) From some Indians.

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

7. Who do the boys see a little bit later on the same road?
(a) A group of nuns.
(b) A wagon filled with agricultural workers.
(c) Some men on horseback.
(d) A sheriff and a prisoner.

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

9. What does Billy plan to do after daylight?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Determine which direction to head?
(c) Fish.
(d) Find a place to bury the wolf.

10. How old is Billy when he encounters the wolf?
(a) 10.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

11. What phrase does Billy utter as he makes his sudden decision upon leaving the campsite?
(a) "Can't fight it anymore."
(b) "So be it."
(c) "What the hell."
(d) "Damn all of it."

12. What does Billy say when the man advises the boys to return home?
(a) They think that is a good idea.
(b) They want to avenge their parents' murders first.
(c) They're not going without the horses.
(d) They don't have a home to return to.

13. Who does Billy encounter later in the day and join for a meal?
(a) School friends.
(b) Homesteaders.
(c) Vaqueros.
(d) Bandits.

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

15. Where had Boyd thought Billy had gone during Billy's time away from home?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Billy chops the heart and liver of a _____________ for the wolf to eat.

2. What does Mr. Parham plan to trade for to replace Billy's damaged one?

3. How does Billy warn the vaqueros about the new trap in the abandoned campfire?

4. Who is the rancher's wife?

5. Into what Mexican state does Billy cross into?

(see the answer keys)

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