1. Coyote School News
Practice Quiz

2. Herding cattle for branding
Vocabulary
A roundup is…
A contest for cowhands
Herding cattle for branding

3. b. Herding cattle for branding
Answer
b. Herding cattle for branding

4. Small wolf-like animal Hopping insect
Vocabulary
A Coyote is…
Small wolf-like animal
Hopping insect

5. A. Small Wolf-like animal
Answer
A. Small Wolf-like animal

6. Vocabulary
Spurs are..
Clean Clothes
Spiked wheels

7. Answer
b. Spiked wheels

8. Vocabulary
Dudes are…
A. villagers
B. Easterners

9. Answer
b. Easterners

10. Vocabulary
To Bawl is to…
Cry
plead

11. Answer
a. Cry

12. Comprehension Questions

13. Question
What did Monchi mean when he said that the United States “moved the line” when it bought land from Mexico?
New laws allowed some citizens of the US to move to Mexico.
The border between the US and Mexico was changed.

14. B. The border between the US and Mexico was changed.
Answer
B. The border between the US and Mexico was changed.

15. Question
When the story took place, the Ramirez Ranch was located in which country?
Mexico
United States

16. Answer
B. United States

17. Question
The most likely reason that the children liked that Miss Byers lived on a ranch was that she
Lived in the same kind of place they did
Hired them to do chores for her.

18. A. Lived in the same kind of place they did
Answer
A. Lived in the same kind of place they did

19. Question Monchi’s problem in this story was that he wanted to…
Win the Perfect Attendance Award
Ride to school on the bus every day.

20. A. Win the Perfect Attendance Award
Answer
A. Win the Perfect Attendance Award

21. Question
How were Miss Byers and Monchi alike?

22. They were absent from school during the roundup.
Answer
They were absent from school during the roundup.

23. Question
What is something Tucson had that Monchi’s community probably did not have?
Roads for cars and trucks
A Movie theater

24. Answer
B. A Movie theater

25. Question Because Monchi broke his wrist…
He could not help his family with the roundup.
His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas

26. B. His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas
Answer
B. His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas

27. Question From details in the story, you can tell that roundups are…
Only for women
Hard work

28. Answer
B. Hard Work

29. Question
Where did Monchi go to see the doctor?

30. Answer
Tucson

31. Question
Which of the following is the best clue for when the story took place?
Gilbert wrote his story for the school newspaper in Spanish
Miss Byers let the children listen to music on the radio
Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.

32. C. Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.
Answer
C. Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.

33. Question
What is the most likely reason the author included pages for the Coyote News in this story?
To tell readers about the hardships of ranch life
To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.
To inform readers about the current events.

34. B. To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.
Answer
B. To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.

35. Question
Miss Byers gave Monchi a silver dollar for a writing award because she knew….

36. He could not help being absent from school.
Answer
He could not help being absent from school.