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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the items Billy purchases with his final $10 in Chapter 4?
(a) Overalls for his father.
(b) A bag of candy.
(c) Shoes for himself.
(d) Cloth for his mother and sisters.

2. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?
(a) He is not concerned about their looks, only their hunting abilities.
(b) He believes they are too small.
(c) He does not want to hurt the feelings of either dog.
(d) He is afraid of losing the contest.

3. What happens to Old Dan when he follows a raccoon under water during a hunt?
(a) He demonstrates his strength and bravery.
(b) He becomes caught in a muskrat den.
(c) He nearly drowns because he cannot swim well.
(d) He becomes caught in a beaver dam.

4. Where does Little Ann die?
(a) At Billy's home.
(b) On Old Dan's grave.
(c) In the woods.
(d) On the hill where the mountain lion attacked.

5. Where do Billy and the puppies stop to rest on their journey home from Tahlequah?
(a) In a town outside of the Ozark Mountains.
(b) The abandoned campsite where he found the magazine.
(c) Alongside the river.
(d) At his grandfather's store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy dog demonstrate his courage in this chapter?

2. What does the individual who visits Billy in the afternoon after his pups have treed their first raccoon bring him?

3. What does Billy's father give him to help him cope with not getting hound puppies?

4. What does Mama make out of Billy's first coonskin?

5. What does Billy notice about the size of the puppies in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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