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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Billy when his first hunting season opens?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. Which of the following phrases does NOT characterize Old Dan?
(a) Devoted to Billy.
(b) Sweet and loving.
(c) Little Ann's protector.
(d) Tough, but friendly.

3. Why does Billy refuse his father's suggestion of what to do the morning after his pups have treed their first raccoon?
(a) He does not want his father to be injured.
(b) He wants to prove he is a man.
(c) He has given his word to the dogs that he will get the raccoon out.
(d) He is desperate to catch his first coon alone.

4. Why does Billy decide to chop down the tree in Chapter 8 that the dogs have treed their first raccoon in?
(a) He is self assured and confident.
(b) The tree is in the way of the raccoon.
(c) The dogs will not leave the raccoon they have trapped in the tree.
(d) He is desperate to catch his first raccoon.

5. What does the individual who visits Billy in the afternoon after his pups have treed their first raccoon bring him?
(a) Water.
(b) Fresh clothes.
(c) A new ax blade.
(d) Lunch and a meal for the dogs.

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

7. Why does Billy run away from home?
(a) To go purchase two hound puppies.
(b) His sisters tease him relentlessly about wanting puppies.
(c) To pursue a career as a hunter.
(d) His parents deny him hound puppies for a second time.

8. Why does Old Dan not want to get into Billy's grandfather's buggy in Chapter 9?
(a) He is afraid of the buggy.
(b) He does not want to leave the coon in the tree.
(c) He does not want to leave Little Ann.
(d) He is not tired and hungry.

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

10. 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 25 years.
(c) More than 5 years.
(d) More than 20 years.

11. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?
(a) It contains an article about hound puppies.
(b) It contains an ad for hound puppies.
(c) It contains valuable hunting tips.
(d) It is outdated.

12. What compromise is Billy willing to make because of his parents' financial difficulties?
(a) He is willing to take on a part time job.
(b) He agrees to stop asking for the puppies.
(c) He tells his parents he will wait to get the puppies.
(d) He asks for only one hound puppy.

13. What do the other hunters tease Billy about when they talk at his grandfather's store?
(a) That one of his dogs is female.
(b) His age.
(c) The size of his dogs.
(d) His obsession with hunting.

14. How does Billy's overwhelming desire for hound puppies affect him physically?
(a) He is unable to complete his chores.
(b) He stops speaking.
(c) He loses his appetite.
(d) He becomes angry and violent.

15. What does Billy trap in his new hunting traps in Chapter 2?
(a) A deer.
(b) Several raccoons.
(c) Samie, the pet cat.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a realization Billy comes to upon returning home with the puppies?

2. Who helps Billy train the puppies?

3. How does Billy react in Chapter 6 when he discovers his mother's concern for his absence?

4. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the items Billy purchases with his final $10 in Chapter 4?

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