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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dog's presence in Chapter 1 awaken in the unnamed man?
(a) A long forgotten fondness for animals.
(b) Feelings of loneliness.
(c) Childhood memories of his cats.
(d) Childhood memories of his two dogs.

2. Based on the unnamed man's actions at the end of Chapter 1, what is likely to be the focus of the Chapter 2?
(a) A flashback to the man's childhood.
(b) The man's daily routine.
(c) The man's search for the redbone hound.
(d) A flashback to the man's marriage.

3. What is unique about the area that Billy's family lives in when he is young?
(a) It is remote.
(b) It is near a river.
(c) It is isolated and rural.
(d) It is the best hunting land in the country.

4. What breed of dog does Billy's father offer to get for him?
(a) A Redbone Hound.
(b) A Collie.
(c) A Coon Hound.
(d) A Labrador Retriever.

5. What does Billy use as a piggy bank?
(a) An old soda can.
(b) An old baking powder can.
(c) A jar.
(d) An old sock.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?

2. Where does the unnamed man assume the dog in Chapter 1 lives?

3. What does Billy's father give him to help him cope with not getting hound puppies?

4. What does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 conclude about the dog after noticing his paws are worn?

5. Which of the following is NOT a way Billy earns money for the puppies?

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