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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy characterize the female puppy in Chapter 5?
(a) As smart.
(b) As weak.
(c) As docile.
(d) As courageous.

2. Why does Billy become disillusioned with his new hunting traps?
(a) They are not appropriate for catching raccoons.
(b) He is unable to catch a raccoon.
(c) He doesn't know how to operate them properly.
(d) They break easily.

3. What does Billy seemingly randomly ask his family that shocks and entertains them in Chapter 4?
(a) For a haircut.
(b) For a ride to Kentucky.
(c) How far it is to Kentucky.
(d) When he can get his puppies.

4. How does Billy help his father in Chapter 3?
(a) By not asking him for the puppies any longer.
(b) By working in the fields with him.
(c) By performing chores around the house.
(d) By taking care of his sisters.

5. How does Billy plan on paying his grandfather for the bag of candy he gets from his store?
(a) By working in his grandfather's store.
(b) With money he got for his birthday.
(c) With the money he has saved.
(d) With the earnings from the sale of his first coonskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do with the bag of candy from his grandfather's store?

2. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?

3. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?

4. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy's reaction to the Tahlequah townspeople's comments about his appearance?

5. Why does the general store owner offer Billy a pair of shoes?

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