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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
(a) They need to have caught a certain number of raccoons.
(b) They only have to pay a registration fee.
(c) They must be seasoned hunters.
(d) They must be at least 18 years old.

2. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?
(a) In the Appalachian Mountains.
(b) In the Ozark Mountains.
(c) In Texas.
(d) In Idaho.

3. Why does Old Dan leave Billy's home during the night in Chapter 9?
(a) To swim in the river.
(b) To track another coon.
(c) To return to the tree where the coon is.
(d) To find Little Ann.

4. What does Old Dan do when Little Ann cuts her paw?
(a) He fights the animal who hurt Little Ann.
(b) He nurses her back to health.
(c) He leaves her to be cared for by Billy's sisters.
(d) He stays with her rather than going hunting alone with Billy.

5. Why does Old Dan not want to get into Billy's grandfather's buggy in Chapter 9?
(a) He does not want to leave the coon in the tree.
(b) He does not want to leave Little Ann.
(c) He is not tired and hungry.
(d) He is afraid of the buggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?

2. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?

3. Who helps Billy train the puppies?

4. Why does Billy become disillusioned with his new hunting traps?

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

(see the answer key)

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