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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He believes his dogs have failed him.
(b) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.
(c) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".
(d) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.

2. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?
(a) Place the order for the dogs.
(b) Keep Billy's plan to purchase the puppies a secret.
(c) Contact the kennel to make sure they are still in business.
(d) Lend Billy the money to purchase the puppies.

3. Which of the following phrases does NOT characterize Old Dan?
(a) Tough, but friendly.
(b) Little Ann's protector.
(c) Devoted to Billy.
(d) Sweet and loving.

4. What does Billy do to help himself see the dogs in the fog in Chapter 11?
(a) He tries to put his lantern on the ice pack using a length of cane.
(b) He inches closer to the ice pack.
(c) He builds a fire near the shore of the river.
(d) He shines his flashlight on the ice pack.

5. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?
(a) A dog.
(b) A gun.
(c) Two dogs.
(d) A brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy in Chapter 8?

2. Who helps Billy train the puppies?

3. How does the dog in Chapter 1 show the unnamed man he is feeling better?

4. What does Billy decide to name the puppies?

5. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?

(see the answer key)

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