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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 unnamed man in Chapter 1 remove from his mantle while sitting by the fire?
(a) A silver cup and a gold cup.
(b) A silver medal and a gold medal.
(c) A photograph of his dogs.
(d) A book.

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

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(b) It is outdated.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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy's overwhelming desire for hound puppies affect him physically?

2. How much money does Billy need to earn to purchase two hound puppies?

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

4. What does the dog's presence in Chapter 1 awaken in the unnamed man?

5. What secret does Billy's grandfather keep for him?

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