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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 - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal do Billy and his father find in the trap?

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

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

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

5. What does Billy trade for the dead wolf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What life lesson does Billy learn when he visits the old man to talk about trapping?

2. Describe the boys' encounter with an Indian while they are out gathering wood one day.

3. How does Billy choose to go to Mexico instead of returning home?

4. How does Billy provide food and water for the wolf on the trip?

5. What trouble waits for Billy after crossing the river with the wolf who can't swim because of being muzzled?

6. What happened to the family dog during the murderous attacks?

7. How does the relationship between Billy and Boyd seem to deepen as they travel together?

8. What has made the wolf leave her home in Mexico to roam in the United States?

9. Why does Billy set a wolf trap in the vaqueros' smoldering campfire?

10. What eventually happens to the wolf?

(see the answer keys)

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