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

2. What do the men take from Billy before ordering him to follow them to a small town?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Saddle.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

3. How does Billy warn the vaqueros about the new trap in the abandoned campfire?
(a) He points an arrow to the spot.
(b) Puts a note under a rock.
(c) Nails a note to a tree.
(d) Writes a note in the dirt.

4. How many dogs attack the wolf at one time?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What happened to the boys' dog during the attack at the Parhams' ranch?
(a) His throat was slit.
(b) He was shot.
(c) His ears were sliced.
(d) His tail was cut off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Mr. Parham tell his sons has been sighted?

2. What is the name of the Parhams' other horse?

3. What do the Parhams do in Mr. Echols' cabin?

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

5. What does Billy note when he returns to the vaqueros' campsite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Under what circumstances do the boys encounter the young girl?

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

5. When is the last time that Billy sees his father?

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

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

8. How much of Billy's decision not to return home is a conscious decision?

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

10. What eventually happens to the wolf?

(see the answer keys)

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