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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy characterize Tahlequah when talking with his father in Chapter 6?
(a) As confusing.
(b) As unpleasant.
(c) As wonderful.
(d) As exciting.

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

3. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?
(a) As mean.
(b) As wealthy.
(c) As fair.
(d) As dishonest.

4. Upon bringing them home, where does Billy intend for the puppies to sleep?
(a) In the doghouse he constructs.
(b) In the family's yard.
(c) In his sisters' beds.
(d) In his bed.

5. Which of the following is NOT an attribute that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notices when examining the dog?
(a) He is muddy.
(b) He has unusual markings.
(c) He looks malnourished.
(d) His paws are worn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the general store owner offer Billy a pair of shoes?

2. Why does Billy try to get the dogs to stay at home when he takes hides to his grandfather's store?

3. What information does Billy's father give him in Chapter 6 about town life that surprises Billy?

4. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?

5. Why does Old Dan lure Billy out on to the ice pack?

(see the answer key)

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