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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy do with the bag of candy from his grandfather's store?
(a) Hides it from his sisters.
(b) Shares it with his entire family.
(c) Eats it on the way home.
(d) Shares it with his sisters.

2. What does Billy see for the first time in the general store window in Chapter 4?
(a) His puppies.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A double-barreled gun.

3. Why does Billy feel badly for scolding Little Ann when they return to the sycamore tree in Chapter 9?
(a) He realizes she is responsible for finding the coon.
(b) She is the more sensitive of the two dogs.
(c) She looks sad and despondent.
(d) He sees that she also returned to the tree during the night.

4. Why does Billy's grandfather believe the price of coonskins will increase?
(a) There are less hunters than there were before.
(b) Coonskin hats have become popular.
(c) Coonskins are becoming more rare.
(d) Coonskin coats have become popular.

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

6. How much is Billy able to earn per coonskin?
(a) Up to $100.
(b) Exactly $10.
(c) Up to $10.
(d) $5.

7. What does Billy use to make collars for the puppies?
(a) Bailing wire.
(b) Leather from old shoes.
(c) Pieces of his fathers' check lines.
(d) Rope.

8. After purchasing the puppies, who does Billy credit with his good fortune in Chapter 6?
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

9. Why does the general store owner offer Billy a pair of shoes?
(a) He knows Billy cannot afford new shoes.
(b) His shoes are torn.
(c) His shoes are wet from his walk.
(d) He is barefooted.

10. What is unique about the area that Billy's family lives in when he is young?
(a) It is the best hunting land in the country.
(b) It is isolated and rural.
(c) It is near a river.
(d) It is remote.

11. What does Mama do to help alleviate the muscle pain Billy is experiencing in Chapter 9?
(a) Gives him a hot bath and a massage.
(b) Gives him a folk medicine pain reliever.
(c) Tells him to rest.
(d) Gives him aspirin.

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

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

14. What does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 conclude about the dog after noticing his paws are worn?
(a) He has been taken hunting many times.
(b) He has walked through the woods.
(c) He has been abused.
(d) He has traveled a long way.

15. What does Papa instruct Billy to do to his traps once he has caught his first raccoon?
(a) Take the traps apart and only use the pups to hunt.
(b) Take the traps apart and never hunt again.
(c) Move his traps to another location.
(d) Move the traps to the house to save for later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to check on Billy in Chapter 8 when he has not returned home from hunting by morning?

2. What breed of dog does Billy's father offer to get for him?

3. What prevents Billy's parents from buying him the puppies he wants?

4. What does Billy observe the boys at the playground in Tahlequah doing that he wants to try for himself?

5. What happens to Billy when he tries to join in with the activity the children at the playground in Tahlequah are participating in?

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