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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Billy tell his mother is the reason why he was able to get the puppies?
(a) God answered his prayer.
(b) He earned the money over three summers.
(c) He borrowed money from his grandfather.
(d) His grandfather surprised him with the puppies.

3. Who arrives to check on Billy in Chapter 8 when he has not returned home from hunting by morning?
(a) Billy's oldest sister.
(b) Billy's grandfather.
(c) Mama.
(d) Papa.

4. Where will Billy need to pick up his puppies?
(a) At his grandfather's store.
(b) At a depot in Oklahoma.
(c) At the kennel he ordered them from.
(d) At a depot in Kentucky.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?

3. How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers?

4. How does Billy help his father in Chapter 3?

5. What does Little Ann do in Chapter 8 that shows Billy she has not fallen for the raccoon's trick?

(see the answer key)

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