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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. Billy refuses to leave the Mexican town without ________________.
(a) his saddle bag.
(b) the wolf.
(c) his horse.
(d) his money.

2. Who do Billy and Boyd see walking on the road?
(a) A priest.
(b) A young couple.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A group of old women.

3. What do the men on the other side of the river ask Billy for?
(a) Food.
(b) Bullets.
(c) His documents.
(d) Whiskey.

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

5. Why had the wolf crossed into the United States from Mexico?
(a) She got lost.
(b) She saw her mate caught in a trap.
(c) There is no more food in her home area.
(d) She was chased by poachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When setting a trap, Mr. Parham uses _________________.

2. When Billy shoots a ___________, he and the wolf eat the entire thing.

3. Who does Billy encounter later in the day and join for a meal?

4. What does Billy do when the wolf tries to run?

5. What does Billy go off alone to do after some instruction from his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has made the wolf leave her home in Mexico to roam in the United States?

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

4. How does Billy reunite with Boyd and how do they escape?

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

6. What is the relationship between Billy and Boyd and what mention is made of any other family members at the beginning of the novel?

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

8. What does Billy do with the dead wolf?

9. How does the old Indian foreshadow Billy's life?

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

(see the answer keys)

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