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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Pages 333 through 363.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sudden decision does Billy make as he leads the wolf away from the campsite?
(a) To head toward Mexico.
(b) To run away to Canada.
(c) To let the wolf go free.
(d) To find a safe place to wait out the storm.

2. Why are Billy and Boyd approached by a gang of men?
(a) They want the horses back.
(b) They are recruiting outlaws.
(c) They are border patrol guards.
(d) They are looking for runaways.

3. What does the doctor's servant return to the farm where the Parham boys are staying the next day?
(a) Billy's horse.
(b) Billy's money.
(c) Boyd's horse.
(d) Billy's knife.

4. Where does Billy cross the border back into the United States?
(a) Columbus, New Mexico.
(b) Nogales, Arizona.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) El Paso, Texas.

5. What does the border guard tell Billy when he crosses back into the U.S.?
(a) He has to pay a border fee.
(b) He needs identification papers.
(c) He is too young to be riding randomly through Mexico.
(d) Billy can join the military because the U.S. is at war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Billy and Boyd eat for dinner after rescuing their horses?

2. What does Billy not do when setting a trap at the vaqueros' recently abandoned campsite?

3. What is Billy's mother's first name?

4. Billy is confused about whether to kill the wolf or ____________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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