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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 note about his father when he rides out the next day?
(a) He is still asleep .
(b) He scolds Billy.
(c) He warns Billy not to go.
(d) It is the last time he sees him.

2. What is the name of Billy's hometown?
(a) Cloverdale.
(b) Pine Bluffs.
(c) Allendale.
(d) Twin City.

3. What does Billy note when he returns to the vaqueros' campsite?
(a) A bedroll.
(b) An old saddle.
(c) The wolf had dug in the campfire.
(d) Cigarette butts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the dog a symbol of in the story?

3. An old man tells Billy that trying to catch the wolf is like trying to catch a ____________________.

4. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?

5. What does Billy plan to do if he catches the wolf?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What eventually happens to the wolf?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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