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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy run away from home?
(a) To pursue a career as a hunter.
(b) His sisters tease him relentlessly about wanting puppies.
(c) His parents deny him hound puppies for a second time.
(d) To go purchase two hound puppies.

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

3. What does Billy notice about the size of the puppies in Chapter 5?
(a) The female dog is larger than the male dog.
(b) Both dogs are larger than he expected.
(c) The male dog is larger than the female dog.
(d) Both of the dogs are smaller than he expected.

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

5. How does Billy first react when he sees the puppies?
(a) He is frightened by their size.
(b) He cries with joy.
(c) He is stunned that they are actually his now.
(d) He scoops them up and kisses them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Billy see the train stationmaster doing that gives him the courage to enter the depot?

3. Who does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notice fighting as he walks home?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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