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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 are Billy and Boyd doing when they encounter some Indians?
(a) Brushing their horses.
(b) Riding through a woods.
(c) Bathing in a stream.
(d) Making camp.

2. With what does Mr. Parham coat traps?
(a) Lamp oil.
(b) Beeswax.
(c) Honey.
(d) Lard.

3. The girl at El Tigre invites Billy in for a meal of __________________.
(a) sausage gravy.
(b) tortillas and beans.
(c) steak and eggs.
(d) beef stew.

4. An old man in an Indian tribe warns Billy of ______________________.
(a) the coyotes in the mountains.
(b) the snakes in the desert.
(c) the dangers of being alone too much.
(d) the mounted rangers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy learn about his parents when he returns to his home?

2. What does Billy wrap the dead wolf in?

3. How old is Boyd when Billy encounters the wolf?

4. Who do Billy and Boyd see walking on the road?

5. Billy refuses to leave the Mexican town without ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Billy do with the dead wolf?

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

3. What role does the dog play in the story and what does it come to symbolize?

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

5. How do Billy and Boyd discuss their parents' murders?

6. What are Mr. Parham's instructions for Billy when he heads out to check the wolf traps?

7. What does Billy find when he returns home?

8. When do the boys first learn about the wolf?

9. How does Billy manage to survive after he buries the wolf?

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

(see the answer keys)

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