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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Billy need to earn to purchase two hound puppies?
(a) $10.
(b) $500.
(c) $50.
(d) $25.

2. What does Billy's father suggest he do in the morning after his pups have treed their first raccoon?
(a) Go home to rest and return later in the day to finish chopping the tree.
(b) Take a nap then resume chopping.
(c) Go home and have some breakfast while Papa continues chopping the tree.
(d) Give up and look for another raccoon.

3. What does Billy observe the boys at the playground in Tahlequah doing that he wants to try for himself?
(a) Playing ball.
(b) Swinging on the swings.
(c) Seesawing.
(d) Sliding down a pipe.

4. How does Billy help his father in Chapter 3?
(a) By not asking him for the puppies any longer.
(b) By performing chores around the house.
(c) By working in the fields with him.
(d) By taking care of his sisters.

5. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Billy's home.
(b) The tallest tree in the forest.
(c) An old field.
(d) The ghost tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?

2. Why does Billy feel badly for scolding Little Ann when they return to the sycamore tree in Chapter 9?

3. What does Billy finally notice about his mother as the family discusses the hunting competition over dinner?

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

5. in Chapter 14, what concern about Little Ann does Billy share with his father?

(see the answer key)

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