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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?
(a) A grave marker made by his father.
(b) The old KC Baking Powder can.
(c) A red fern growing up between them.
(d) A sycamore tree growing up between them.

2. Why does Billy try to get the dogs to stay at home when he takes hides to his grandfather's store?
(a) Billy's grandfather does not like dogs.
(b) The dogs are not allowed inside the store.
(c) There are other dogs there that try to fight with Old Dan and Little Ann.
(d) The dogs always want treats from the store.

3. What does Mama make out of Billy's first coonskin?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A coat.
(c) A rucksack.
(d) A hat.

4. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Billy's home.
(b) The tallest tree in the forest.
(c) The ghost tree.
(d) An old field.

5. Where does Billy bury the dogs when they die?
(a) Near the river.
(b) Under a sycamore tree.
(c) Next to the family's cabin.
(d) At the base of a red oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?

2. What does Billy do each morning when he returns home from hunting?

3. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?

4. What challenge emerges at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What type of dog is being attacked by the other dogs in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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