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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Billy apologize to the sycamore tree?
(a) He believes God destroyed it for him.
(b) He injured it severely by chopping it, yet was unable to chop it down.
(c) He had to destroy it to honor his promise to the dogs.
(d) He is ambivalent about hunting.

3. How does Billy prepare Little Ann for the beauty contest?
(a) By brushing and rubbing hair oil into her hair.
(b) By teaching her commands.
(c) By brushing and rubbing butter into her hair.
(d) By telling her she is a beautiful dog.

4. What does Papa instruct Billy to do to his traps once he has caught his first raccoon?
(a) Move the traps to the house to save for later.
(b) Take the traps apart and only use the pups to hunt.
(c) Move his traps to another location.
(d) Take the traps apart and never hunt again.

5. What does Billy like to do for fun in Chapter 2?
(a) Track raccoons.
(b) Raise puppies.
(c) Tease his sisters.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy in Chapter 8?

2. What does Billy use as a piggy bank?

3. How does Billy react when the women in Tahlequah criticize him while walking through town with his puppies?

4. What prevents Billy's parents from buying him the puppies he wants?

5. Why do the children at the playground in Tahlequah make fun of Billy?

(see the answer key)

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