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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 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.

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

3. Where does Billy finally see the wolf?
(a) In the meadow.
(b) By a stream.
(c) At the campsite.
(d) On a hilltop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Billy and Boyd see in the Mexican town of Morelos?

2. Where did the German doctor buy a horse?

3. What does Billy do when the wolf tries to run?

4. What does Billy plan to do after daylight?

5. What makes the wolf grow even wilder as Billy holds her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billy reunite with Boyd and how do they escape?

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

3. How does the old Indian foreshadow Billy's life?

4. Where does Billy stop with the wolf on the way to Mexico and what care is provided for them?

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

6. What are Billy's thoughts when he sees the wolf caught in the trap at the campfire?

7. What does Billy do with the dead wolf?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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