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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 characterize the female puppy in Chapter 5?
(a) As weak.
(b) As courageous.
(c) As smart.
(d) As docile.

2. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?
(a) Keep Billy's plan to purchase the puppies a secret.
(b) Lend Billy the money to purchase the puppies.
(c) Contact the kennel to make sure they are still in business.
(d) Place the order for the dogs.

3. Where do Billy and the puppies stop to rest on their journey home from Tahlequah?
(a) Alongside the river.
(b) In a town outside of the Ozark Mountains.
(c) The abandoned campsite where he found the magazine.
(d) At his grandfather's store.

4. Why does Billy think the sycamore tree falling is an example of divine intervention?
(a) He has prayed for assistance.
(b) He has an unnatural ability to continue chopping despite the pain.
(c) He has a strong faith in God.
(d) The breeze that blows it down does not affect any other tree in the area.

5. What did Billy bring to Tahlequah to carry the puppies home in?
(a) A gunny sack.
(b) A box.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy see for the first time in the general store window in Chapter 4?

2. How does the woman watching Billy play in the playground in Tahlequah react to what happens to Billy?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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