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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 is the wolf doing when Billy sees her?
(a) She is drinking from a stream.
(b) She is caught in a trap.
(c) She is trotting through tall grass.
(d) She is howling.

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

3. What phrase does Billy utter as he makes his sudden decision upon leaving the campsite?
(a) "Can't fight it anymore."
(b) "What the hell."
(c) "So be it."
(d) "Damn all of it."

4. What kind of animal do Billy and his father find in the trap?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Coyote.

5. What does Billy say when the man advises the boys to return home?
(a) They want to avenge their parents' murders first.
(b) They don't have a home to return to.
(c) They're not going without the horses.
(d) They think that is a good idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs attack the wolf at one time?

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

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

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

5. Why is Billy aggravated with the dog while on their trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the men want from Billy and how does he respond to their demands?

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

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

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

6. What eventually happens to the wolf?

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

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

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

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

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