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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. Who does Billy encounter later in the day and join for a meal?
(a) Bandits.
(b) School friends.
(c) Vaqueros.
(d) Homesteaders.

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

3. What happened to the boys' dog during the attack at the Parhams' ranch?
(a) His throat was slit.
(b) His tail was cut off.
(c) His ears were sliced.
(d) He was shot.

4. What does Boyd say about the men who killed his parents?
(a) They didn't see him hiding in the barn.
(b) They were soldiers.
(c) They were Indians.
(d) They called Boyd by name.

5. How does Billy warn the vaqueros about the new trap in the abandoned campfire?
(a) Writes a note in the dirt.
(b) Puts a note under a rock.
(c) He points an arrow to the spot.
(d) Nails a note to a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Parham give to Boyd when they are out fixing the traps?

2. What phrase does Billy utter as he makes his sudden decision upon leaving the campsite?

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

4. What does Billy wrap the dead wolf in?

5. What do the Indians do when they see Billy and Boyd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the wolf gets free of her muzzle?

2. What does Billy find when he returns home?

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

4. Cite some examples that point out the relationship between Billy and Boyd.

5. Describe how Billy manages to subdue the wolf.

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

7. When do the boys first learn about the wolf?

8. What life lesson does Billy learn when he visits the old man to talk about trapping?

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

10. What does Billy do with the dead wolf?

(see the answer keys)

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