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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impresses the Tahlequah marshal about Billy?
(a) His self-assured attitude.
(b) His interest in hunting.
(c) His willingness to stick up for his puppies.
(d) His willingness to work hard to purchase the puppies.

2. What reason does Billy's father provide for Billy's inability to catch a raccoon in his new traps?
(a) Billy must wait for a raccoon to stumble upon the trap.
(b) Billy must wait until his scent dissipates before the raccoons will come.
(c) Billy must set up more traps.
(d) Billy needs to be patient because raccoons are hard to find.

3. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?
(a) She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
(b) She is waiting for Billy to arrive.
(c) She has lost his scent.
(d) She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.

4. What item does Billy need to train the dogs as trackers?
(a) A coon skin.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) Leashes.

5. Where does Billy camp with the puppies in Chapter 5?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In an abandoned building.
(c) Just outside of Tahlequah,
(d) In the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?

2. What does the Tahlequah marshal give Billy before he leaves Tahlequah?

3. How does the boy dog demonstrate his courage in this chapter?

4. Why does Old Dan leave Billy's home during the night in Chapter 9?

5. Who helps Billy train the puppies?

(see the answer key)

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