2. How many years has it been since the unnamed man in Chapter 1 first met his two dogs?
(a) More than 50 years.
(b) More than 20 years.
(c) More than 25 years.
(d) More than 5 years.

3. What does Billy seemingly randomly ask his family that shocks and entertains them in Chapter 4?
(a) How far it is to Kentucky.
(b) When he can get his puppies.
(c) For a ride to Kentucky.
(d) For a haircut.

4. What does Billy do each morning when he returns home from hunting?
(a) Goes to work in the fields with his father.
(b) Helps his mother with chores.
(c) Cares for the dogs' feet.
(d) Eats breakfast and goes to bed.

5. How does Billy's grandfather react when Billy shows him the money he has saved?
(a) He becomes choked up because Billy has been saving for so long.
(b) He is angry that the boy is not giving the money to his family.
(c) He is excited that Billy will finally be able to purchase the puppies.
(d) He is shocked because he didn't believe Billy could do it.

6. Which of the following is NOT a way that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 helps the dog?
(a) He bathes and feeds him.
(b) He rescues him from the pack of dogs who are attacking him.
(c) He allows him to rest.
(d) He takes him to a vet.

7. What fear must Billy help the puppies overcome?
(a) A fear of raccoons.
(b) A fear of trees.
(c) A fear of water.
(d) A fear of dark places.

8. 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.

9. What does Billy do to gather strength when he believes he can no longer chop the tree down?
(a) He looks at the faces of his two dogs.
(b) He asks his father for help.
(c) He prays to God for strength.
(d) He rests and eats a hot meal.

10. What does Old Dan do when Little Ann cuts her paw?
(a) He leaves her to be cared for by Billy's sisters.
(b) He nurses her back to health.
(c) He stays with her rather than going hunting alone with Billy.
(d) He fights the animal who hurt Little Ann.

11. How long does it take Billy to catch his first raccoon in the traps?
(a) One day.
(b) Exactly one week.
(c) More than a week.
(d) More than a month.

12. What does Billy's father give him to help him cope with not getting hound puppies?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Traps.
(c) A collie puppy.
(d) A coonskin hat.

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

14. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?
(a) An old tent.
(b) Money.
(c) A hound puppy.
(d) A sportsman's magazine.

15. Why does Billy apologize to the sycamore tree?
(a) He had to destroy it to honor his promise to the dogs.
(b) He believes God destroyed it for him.
(c) He is ambivalent about hunting.
(d) He injured it severely by chopping it, yet was unable to chop it down.