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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy react in Chapter 6 when he discovers his mother's concern for his absence?
(a) He buries his head in her lap and cries.
(b) He feels guilty and sad.
(c) He is oblivious to her concern.
(d) He is angry that his grandfather told his parents where he was.

2. How does Billy help his father in Chapter 3?
(a) By taking care of his sisters.
(b) By not asking him for the puppies any longer.
(c) By performing chores around the house.
(d) By working in the fields with him.

3. 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 book.
(d) A photograph of his dogs.

4. How does the boy dog demonstrate his courage in this chapter?
(a) He barks at the cries of a mountain lion
(b) He protects Billy and the girl puppy
(c) He chases a mountain lion
(d) He chases a raccoon

5. What does Papa instruct Billy to do to his traps once he has caught his first raccoon?
(a) Take the traps apart and only use the pups to hunt.
(b) Move the traps to the house to save for later.
(c) Take the traps apart and never hunt again.
(d) Move his traps to another location.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy notice about the size of the puppies in Chapter 5?

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?

3. What compromise is Billy willing to make because of his parents' financial difficulties?

4. What does Billy seemingly randomly ask his family that shocks and entertains them in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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