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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy plan on paying his grandfather for the bag of candy he gets from his store?
(a) With the money he has saved.
(b) With money he got for his birthday.
(c) By working in his grandfather's store.
(d) With the earnings from the sale of his first coonskin.

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

3. How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers?
(a) He gives Billy one he had from when he was a boy.
(b) He teaches Billy how to create a trap using a log, nails and a piece of tin.
(c) He purchases one for Billy from a local hunter.
(d) He gives Billy hunting traps to use.

4. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In the Ozark Mountains.
(c) In the Appalachian Mountains.
(d) In Idaho.

5. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?
(a) Move out of the over-hunted area.
(b) Give the dogs a pep talk.
(c) Take his father and grandfather along hunting.
(d) Encourage the dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Billy's dogs have treed their first raccoon, who arrives later in the day to check on Billy?

2. Which of the following is NOT a way Billy earns money for the puppies?

3. What does Billy decide to name the puppies?

4. What event at the beginning of Chapter 11 prevents Billy from hunting?

5. What does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 conclude about the dog after noticing his paws are worn?

(see the answer key)

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