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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Grandpa as the dogs chase their second raccoon?
(a) He falls into the river.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He is stricken by laughter.
(d) He is unable to keep up with the group.

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

3. What does Billy do to prevent Old Dan from entering the hollow tree again?
(a) He punishes him for going up the tree.
(b) He moves the dogs to another area of the woods to hunt.
(c) He plugs the hole with rocks.
(d) He cuts the tree down.

4. What event helps Mama understand why Billy is determined to cut down "The Big Tree"?
(a) Old Dan's return to the tree during the night.
(b) Billy's faith in God.
(c) Billy's aching muscles.
(d) Little Ann's return to the tree during the night.

5. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy's reaction to the Tahlequah townspeople's comments about his appearance?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Oblivious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a realization Billy comes to upon returning home with the puppies?

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

3. What does Papa instruct Billy to do to his traps once he has caught his first raccoon?

4. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?

5. What does Billy's grandfather tell him that raccoons cannot resist?

(see the answer key)

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