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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Searchlight at the end of the race?
(a) She wins by a nose.
(b) She breaks her leg.
(c) She dies when her heart bursts.
(d) She falls through the ice.

2. On what day of the week is the dogsled race to take place?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

3. What instrument does Grandfather play?
(a) The harmonica.
(b) The fiddle.
(c) The piano.
(d) The flute.

4. Why do little Willy and Searchlight go into town on the night before the race?
(a) To check for mail at the post office.
(b) To get some extra food for Searchlight.
(c) To get Grandfather more medicine.
(d) To take a final practice run.

5. What does Willy find in the strongbox that used to hold Grandfather's money?
(a) Letters about the tax bill.
(b) A map of the property.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Secret recipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many races has Stone Fox lost throughout his lifetime?

2. Which person starts to run to little Willy but decides against it?

3. How does Stone Fox start the race?

4. How do little Willy and Searchlight feel right before the race starts?

5. When Grandfather plays a trick on little Willy, what does he dress up as?

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