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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Rubin Pritchard killed?
(a) Billy's dogs attack him.
(b) He trips on branch and falls on his ax.
(c) His brother hits him with the ax.
(d) Billy hits him with the ax when he tries to attack his dogs.

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

3. After Billy's dogs have treed their first raccoon, who arrives later in the day to check on Billy?
(a) His older sister.
(b) Billy's grandfather.
(c) Mama.
(d) Papa.

4. Which of the following is NOT a way Billy earns money for the puppies?
(a) He sells vegetables.
(b) He catches and sells bait to fishermen.
(c) He works in the fields with his father.
(d) He picks berries to sell at his grandfather's store.

5. How does Billy's grandfather react when Billy shows him the money he has saved?
(a) He is excited that Billy will finally be able to purchase the puppies.
(b) He is angry that the boy is not giving the money to his family.
(c) He is shocked because he didn't believe Billy could do it.
(d) He becomes choked up because Billy has been saving for so long.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?

3. What happens to Old Dan when he follows a raccoon under water during a hunt?

4. What does the Tahlequah marshal give Billy before he leaves Tahlequah?

5. What does Billy's grandfather tell Billy he will need to have to finish cutting down the tree?

(see the answer key)

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