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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Billy wrap the dead wolf in?
(a) Sheeting.
(b) Burlap.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Coat.

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

4. What tribe of Indians do Billy and Boyd encounter?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Tarahumara.
(d) Wyandot.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Billy put around the wolf's snout?
(a) Bandana.
(b) Wire.
(c) Muzzle.
(d) Burlap bag.

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

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

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

15. What does Billy do when the wolf tries to run?
(a) Shoots her.
(b) Hold onto her.
(c) Runs after her.
(d) Throws a rock at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Billy and Boyd spend weeks traveling?

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

3. What does the man in the ghost town advise Billy to do?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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