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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. Which of the following are NOT used to describe Stone Fox?
(a) He wears knee-high moccasins.
(b) He is slender and short.
(c) He has dark hair and dark skin.
(d) His eyes sparkle, but his face is hard as stone.

2. What does Grandfather do when Willy asks him if they should sell the farm?
(a) Grandfather pulls the blankets over his head.
(b) Grandfather does nothing, not even hand signals.
(c) Grandfather violently shakes his head no.
(d) Grandfather eagerly shakes his head yes.

3. What does Willy wear when he goes to the bank?
(a) A deep red sweater and dark jeans.
(b) A clean pair of overalls and flannel shirt.
(c) A sports coat and khaki pants.
(d) A blue suit and blue tie.

4. What does Clifford Snyder do right before the race?
(a) He wipes his forehead with a handkerchief.
(b) He places a bet on Stone Fox.
(c) He kicks the person next to him.
(d) He looks at his gold pocket watch.

5. Where did Stone Fox's tribe live before they were forced to go to a reservation?
(a) Utah.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Montana.
(d) New Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dusty do right before the race?

2. What story is NOT told of Stone Fox?

3. Why do little Willy and Searchlight go into town on the night before the race?

4. What does Mr. Foster think Willy ought to do to solve the tax problem?

5. What is the one thing that Willy once killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Willy believes to be the way out of his problem.

2. How does Lester feel about little Willy?

3. How does little Willy feel after he gets his money and enters the race?

4. What does Doc Smith tell Willy when Willy asks why the state needs taxes?

5. Why is Chapter Five titled "The Way"?

6. What does the book mean when it says little Willy "met the situation head on"?

7. Explain the difference between the practice schedules of little Willy and Stone Fox.

8. How does Doc Smith feel about Willy entering the dogsled race?

9. What is wrong with little Willy the day of the race?

10. What does "where there's a will, there's a way" mean?

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