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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose bragging helps build Billy's reputation as a hunter?
(a) His grandfather's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His own.
(d) His father's.

2. When did Billy return to the Ozarks to visit the dogs' graves?
(a) Once before his death.
(b) Weekly after the family moved into town.
(c) Never.
(d) Shortly before he moved out of the state.

3. What does Papa do to get Little Ann to come back to Billy in Chapter 17?
(a) He calls to her.
(b) He shoots his gun.
(c) He lures her back with a treat.
(d) He pretends to be a raccoon.

4. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".
(b) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.
(c) He believes his dogs have failed him.
(d) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.

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

6. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?
(a) Take his father and grandfather along hunting.
(b) Encourage the dogs.
(c) Give the dogs a pep talk.
(d) Move out of the over-hunted area.

7. Who ultimately kills the large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?
(a) Billy.
(b) Old Dan.
(c) Little Ann.
(d) Papa.

8. What does Billy do to help himself see the dogs in the fog in Chapter 11?
(a) He tries to put his lantern on the ice pack using a length of cane.
(b) He inches closer to the ice pack.
(c) He builds a fire near the shore of the river.
(d) He shines his flashlight on the ice pack.

9. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?
(a) He believes they are too small.
(b) He is afraid of losing the contest.
(c) He is not concerned about their looks, only their hunting abilities.
(d) He does not want to hurt the feelings of either dog.

10. How many raccoons do Billy and the dogs catch during the hunting contest?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

11. What surprises the hunting contest judge about Billy's dogs' final catch?
(a) They did not give up even though it was daybreak.
(b) They were able to find the raccoon again after he walked a rail fence.
(c) They worked together to tree the raccoon.
(d) They chased the raccoon for miles.

12. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) A new puppy.
(b) The home the family is buying in town.
(c) A grave marker he made for the dogs.
(d) The money he earned through hunting.

13. What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river?
(a) They do not lose the scent of the raccoon when he goes in the water.
(b) They are able to swim even though they are small.
(c) They tend to each others' wounds before continuing to hunt.
(d) They are not tired from swimming.

14. Where does Little Ann find the "ghost coon" after Billy believes the bet is over?
(a) In the ghost tree.
(b) Down near the river.
(c) In a hollowed out gatepost.
(d) In a hollowed out tree.

15. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?
(a) He is visiting his grandfather.
(b) He is getting a sack of corn milled for his mother.
(c) He is purchasing hunting supplies.
(d) He is dropping off pelts to be sold at the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy insist the group look for the dogs rather than wait for them to come back on their own?

2. What does Billy finally notice about his mother as the family discusses the hunting competition over dinner?

3. Why does Old Dan lure Billy out on to the ice pack?

4. What does Billy realize when he hears Old Dan bay while out on the ice?

5. How does Billy react when his grandfather tells him he has entered him into the hunting contest?

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