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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy's grandfather tell the boy he must bring with him to the hunting contest?
(a) All of the supplies he will need to hunt.
(b) His dogs and hunting ax.
(c) Only himself.
(d) Only his dogs.

2. Who ultimately kills the large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?
(a) Old Dan.
(b) Little Ann.
(c) Papa.
(d) Billy.

3. Why does Billy end up sleeping under the wagon with his dogs in Chapter 16?
(a) His father's snoring keeps him awake.
(b) He wants to comfort his tired dogs.
(c) His grandfather's snoring keeps him awake.
(d) He does not want to be away from them.

4. What surprises the hunting contest judge about Billy's dogs' final catch?
(a) They worked together to tree the raccoon.
(b) They chased the raccoon for miles.
(c) They did not give up even though it was daybreak.
(d) They were able to find the raccoon again after he walked a rail fence.

5. What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?
(a) He tries to climb the tree.
(b) He will not leave the tree.
(c) He growls and bears his teeth.
(d) He abandons Little Ann.

6. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
(a) The water is too cold to swim in.
(b) The river is frozen.
(c) The ice on the river is slippery.
(d) They lose the scent of the coon.

7. What does Papa do to get Little Ann to come back to Billy in Chapter 17?
(a) He calls to her.
(b) He lures her back with a treat.
(c) He pretends to be a raccoon.
(d) He shoots his gun.

8. What event causes Little Ann to become sickly and weak?
(a) The end of hunting season.
(b) Old Dan's death.
(c) The mountain lion's attack.
(d) Billy's illness.

9. Who becomes separated from the group during the storm?
(a) The judge.
(b) Papa.
(c) Billy.
(d) Grandpa.

10. Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back?
(a) They are cowards.
(b) They are unfair.
(c) They say he owed them the money.
(d) They believe that the dogs must kill the raccoon in order for the bet to be won.

11. What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river?
(a) They are not tired from swimming.
(b) They tend to each others' wounds before continuing to hunt.
(c) They are able to swim even though they are small.
(d) They do not lose the scent of the raccoon when he goes in the water.

12. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) An old field.
(b) The ghost tree.
(c) The tallest tree in the forest.
(d) Billy's home.

13. How does the group find Old Dan in Chapter 17?
(a) They call to him.
(b) They hear him baying.
(c) They follow the coon.
(d) Little Ann leads them to him.

14. What creature does Old Dan tree one day after the competition?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A cat.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A bobcat.

15. How does Billy prepare Little Ann for the beauty contest?
(a) By telling her she is a beautiful dog.
(b) By brushing and rubbing hair oil into her hair.
(c) By brushing and rubbing butter into her hair.
(d) By teaching her commands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which night does Billy draw to hunt in the contest?

2. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?

3. What does Papa believe would have prevented Billy from moving with the family at the end of the book?

4. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?

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

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