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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the unnamed man assume the dog in Chapter 1 lives?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Snake River.
(c) The Ozark Mountains.
(d) In the woods.

2. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?
(a) It is outdated.
(b) It contains an ad for hound puppies.
(c) It contains an article about hound puppies.
(d) It contains valuable hunting tips.

3. Why does Billy become disillusioned with his new hunting traps?
(a) They are not appropriate for catching raccoons.
(b) He doesn't know how to operate them properly.
(c) They break easily.
(d) He is unable to catch a raccoon.

4. What does Billy's father give him to help him cope with not getting hound puppies?
(a) A coonskin hat.
(b) Traps.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A collie puppy.

5. How does Billy plan on paying his grandfather for the bag of candy he gets from his store?
(a) With money he got for his birthday.
(b) By working in his grandfather's store.
(c) With the money he has saved.
(d) With the earnings from the sale of his first coonskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?

2. What breed of dog does Billy's father offer to get for him?

3. Which of the following is NOT an attribute that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notices when examining the dog?

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

5. Why does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 leave his gate open?

(see the answer key)

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