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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the other hunters tease Billy about when they talk at his grandfather's store?
(a) His age.
(b) The size of his dogs.
(c) That one of his dogs is female.
(d) His obsession with hunting.

3. Which of the following phrases does NOT characterize Old Dan?
(a) Little Ann's protector.
(b) Tough, but friendly.
(c) Devoted to Billy.
(d) Sweet and loving.

4. What does Billy do each morning when he returns home from hunting?
(a) Goes to work in the fields with his father.
(b) Cares for the dogs' feet.
(c) Eats breakfast and goes to bed.
(d) Helps his mother with chores.

5. What did Billy bring to Tahlequah to carry the puppies home in?
(a) A gunny sack.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A box.
(d) A backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy characterize the female puppy in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Old Dan run up a hollow tree during a hunt?

3. How much is Billy able to earn per coonskin?

4. What happens to Old Dan when he follows a raccoon under water during a hunt?

5. Where does Billy camp with the puppies in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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