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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 Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.
(b) He believes his dogs have failed him.
(c) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.
(d) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".

2. What compromise is Billy willing to make because of his parents' financial difficulties?
(a) He agrees to stop asking for the puppies.
(b) He asks for only one hound puppy.
(c) He tells his parents he will wait to get the puppies.
(d) He is willing to take on a part time job.

3. What does Papa do to get Little Ann to come back to Billy in Chapter 17?
(a) He lures her back with a treat.
(b) He calls to her.
(c) He pretends to be a raccoon.
(d) He shoots his gun.

4. Why does Billy become concerned when the Tahlequah marshal breaks up the fight?
(a) He is afraid the marshal will put him in jail for fighting.
(b) He thinks the marshal will arrest him.
(c) He is afraid the marshal will confiscate the puppies.
(d) He thinks the marshal will also hit him.

5. How did Billy's father discover he had traveled to Tahlequah to pick up the puppies?
(a) He was unaware of Billy's travels until the boy returned home.
(b) He talked to Billy's grandfather.
(c) He received a phone call from the Tahlequah depot stationmaster.
(d) He received a letter from the Tahlequah deport stationmaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandpa give Billy in Chapter 15 that marks him as an adult?

2. How does Billy react when his grandfather tells him he has entered him into the hunting contest?

3. How long does it take Billy to catch his first raccoon in the traps?

4. After Billy's dogs have treed their first raccoon, who arrives later in the day to check on Billy?

5. What does Little Ann do just as Billy is about to move the dogs to a new location in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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