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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dog's presence in Chapter 1 awaken in the unnamed man?
(a) A long forgotten fondness for animals.
(b) Feelings of loneliness.
(c) Childhood memories of his two dogs.
(d) Childhood memories of his cats.

2. How does Billy's grandfather react when Billy shows him the money he has saved?
(a) He becomes choked up because Billy has been saving for so long.
(b) He is angry that the boy is not giving the money to his family.
(c) He is shocked because he didn't believe Billy could do it.
(d) He is excited that Billy will finally be able to purchase the puppies.

3. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?
(a) A gun.
(b) A dog.
(c) A brother.
(d) Two dogs.

4. What does the individual who visits Billy in the afternoon after his pups have treed their first raccoon bring him?
(a) A new ax blade.
(b) Lunch and a meal for the dogs.
(c) Water.
(d) Fresh clothes.

5. Based on the unnamed man's actions at the end of Chapter 1, what is likely to be the focus of the Chapter 2?
(a) A flashback to the man's childhood.
(b) The man's search for the redbone hound.
(c) A flashback to the man's marriage.
(d) The man's daily routine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy's overwhelming desire for hound puppies affect him physically?

2. How old is Billy when his first hunting season opens?

3. How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers?

4. Which of the following is NOT a realization Billy comes to upon returning home with the puppies?

5. Why does Billy refuse his father's suggestion of what to do the morning after his pups have treed their first raccoon?

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