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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What impresses the Tahlequah marshal about Billy?
(a) His interest in hunting.
(b) His self-assured attitude.
(c) His willingness to work hard to purchase the puppies.
(d) His willingness to stick up for his puppies.

3. Why does the general store owner offer Billy a pair of shoes?
(a) He knows Billy cannot afford new shoes.
(b) He is barefooted.
(c) His shoes are torn.
(d) His shoes are wet from his walk.

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

5. What is unique about the area that Billy's family lives in when he is young?
(a) It is near a river.
(b) It is the best hunting land in the country.
(c) It is remote.
(d) It is isolated and rural.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?

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

4. Why do the children at the playground in Tahlequah make fun of Billy?

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

(see the answer key)

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