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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why do the dogs pounce on a large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?
(a) It attacks Billy.
(b) It looks like it might attack Billy.
(c) It growls at them.
(d) It stands in a threatening way.

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

4. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?
(a) As wealthy.
(b) As fair.
(c) As dishonest.
(d) As mean.

5. What does Billy discover when he climbs the ghost tree in Chapter 13?
(a) The raccoon is treed in it.
(b) The raccoon was never there.
(c) The raccoon is not there.
(d) The tree is still blooming.

6. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) The money he earned through hunting.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) The home the family is buying in town.
(d) A grave marker he made for the dogs.

7. Where do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?
(a) The river.
(b) A tree.
(c) Tahlequah.
(d) Billy's family's home.

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

9. What does Papa believe would have prevented Billy from moving with the family at the end of the book?
(a) A desire to stay near the dogs' graves.
(b) His grief over the dogs' deaths.
(c) Hunting with the dogs.
(d) A desire to stay near the river.

10. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?
(a) The sound of mockingbirds.
(b) The sound of screech owls.
(c) A storm coming.
(d) Old Dan baying.

11. Why does Old Dan lure Billy out on to the ice pack?
(a) He is caught in the freezing water.
(b) Little Ann has located the raccoon.
(c) Little Ann is caught in the freezing water.
(d) He is caught on the ice.

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

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

14. Whose bragging helps build Billy's reputation as a hunter?
(a) His father's.
(b) His grandfather's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His own.

15. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?
(a) He is visiting his grandfather.
(b) He is dropping off pelts to be sold at the store.
(c) He is purchasing hunting supplies.
(d) He is getting a sack of corn milled for his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river?

2. What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?

3. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?

4. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?

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

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