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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?
(a) Treeing the "ghost coon."
(b) Catching the biggest raccoon.
(c) Catching more raccoons than they have caught.
(d) Selling the most pelts.

2. What does Billy's grandfather tell Billy he will need to have to finish cutting down the tree?
(a) Faith in God.
(b) Focus and determination.
(c) A new ax.
(d) Determination and will power.

3. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?
(a) She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.
(b) She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
(c) She has lost his scent.
(d) She is waiting for Billy to arrive.

4. Why does Old Dan lure Billy out on to the ice pack?
(a) He is caught on the ice.
(b) Little Ann has located the raccoon.
(c) Little Ann is caught in the freezing water.
(d) He is caught in the freezing water.

5. What happens to Billy when he tries to join in with the activity the children at the playground in Tahlequah are participating in?
(a) The children laugh at him.
(b) He is too frightened to slide down.
(c) He gets caught on the pipe.
(d) He splatters on to the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy see for the first time in the general store window in Chapter 4?

2. How does Billy plan on paying his grandfather for the bag of candy he gets from his store?

3. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?

4. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?

5. What does Billy trap in his new hunting traps in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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