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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy's mother punish him in Chapter 7?
(a) For going hunting without permission.
(b) For taking a tin can from the junk pile without permission.
(c) For using her good scissors to cut a tin can.
(d) For leaving to pick up the puppies without telling her.

2. What does Billy's grandfather tell him that raccoons cannot resist?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Food.
(c) Shiny objects.
(d) Fallen logs.

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

4. Why does Billy feel badly for scolding Little Ann when they return to the sycamore tree in Chapter 9?
(a) He realizes she is responsible for finding the coon.
(b) He sees that she also returned to the tree during the night.
(c) She is the more sensitive of the two dogs.
(d) She looks sad and despondent.

5. Why does Billy's grandfather believe the price of coonskins will increase?
(a) Coonskin coats have become popular.
(b) There are less hunters than there were before.
(c) Coonskin hats have become popular.
(d) Coonskins are becoming more rare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy apologize to the sycamore tree?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?

3. What does Billy do to gather strength when he believes he can no longer chop the tree down?

4. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?

5. What item does Billy need to train the dogs as trackers?

(see the answer key)

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