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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man's caregiver warn Billy about?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Bandits in the area.
(c) Getting caught in a trap.
(d) The approaching storm.

2. What does the rancher's wife ask one of the ranch hands to do?
(a) Mend the wolf's leg wound.
(b) Feed the horses.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Milk the cows.

3. What does Billy not do when setting a trap at the vaqueros' recently abandoned campsite?
(a) Alert the vaqueros.
(b) Was the trap.
(c) Hide his scent.
(d) Hide the trap.

4. Which Parham family members have already died by the time the family moves?
(a) Sister and grandmother.
(b) Two sisters.
(c) Both grandfathers
(d) Brother and grandmother.

5. Where did the German doctor buy a horse?
(a) From a neighbor.
(b) From some Indians.
(c) At an auction.
(d) A livestock sale.

6. What do the men do with the wolf?
(a) Let her run away.
(b) Pit her in a fighting ring with dogs.
(c) Keep her to tame her.
(d) Shoot her.

7. Who is the rancher's wife?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Jane Ellen.
(c) Jeanne Marie.
(d) Laura Mae.

8. What does the rancher's wife give to Billy before he continues his trip?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A bag of food.

9. What are Billy and Boyd pulling when they encounter an Indian?
(a) Sleigh.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Sled.
(d) Travois.

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

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

12. Why is Billy aggravated with the dog while on their trip?
(a) He will not keep pace with them.
(b) He barks at the wrong times.
(c) He refuses to eat.
(d) He does not alert the boys to danger.

13. When Billy encounters a man in a Model T car, what type of animal does Billy imply he is hunting?
(a) Fox.
(b) Deer.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Bear.

14. Who is Billy Parham?
(a) The author.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The publisher.
(d) The editor.

15. What is distinctive about Billy and Boyd's dog?
(a) It has one green eye and one blue eye.
(b) It has only one ear.
(c) It does not have a tail.
(d) It cannot bark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the cow drag through the woods?

3. An old man in an Indian tribe warns Billy of ______________________.

4. In what state does Billy Parham live?

5. What is the name of Mr. Sanderson's ranch?

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