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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama make out of Billy's first coonskin?
(a) A coat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A hat.
(d) A rucksack.

2. What event helps Mama understand why Billy is determined to cut down "The Big Tree"?
(a) Old Dan's return to the tree during the night.
(b) Little Ann's return to the tree during the night.
(c) Billy's aching muscles.
(d) Billy's faith in God.

3. What does Billy do each morning when he returns home from hunting?
(a) Goes to work in the fields with his father.
(b) Cares for the dogs' feet.
(c) Helps his mother with chores.
(d) Eats breakfast and goes to bed.

4. What information does Billy's father give him in Chapter 6 about town life that surprises Billy?
(a) He intends to move the family to town at some point in the future.
(b) He intends to move to town to open a store.
(c) His father grew up in a town like Tahlequah.
(d) His father has never been into a town.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Billy see the train stationmaster doing that gives him the courage to enter the depot?
(a) Putting the puppies.
(b) Caring for his canary.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Talking to another child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Billy's father provide for Billy's inability to catch a raccoon in his new traps?

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

3. Why does Billy choose the particular names for the puppies that he does?

4. How does Billy characterize Tahlequah when talking with his father in Chapter 6?

5. What breed of dog does Billy's father offer to get for him?

(see the answer key)

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