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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy first react when he sees the puppies?
(a) He is frightened by their size.
(b) He is stunned that they are actually his now.
(c) He cries with joy.
(d) He scoops them up and kisses them.

2. What does Little Ann do in Chapter 8 that shows Billy she has not fallen for the raccoon's trick?
(a) She runs up a tree to find him.
(b) She swims across the river to find his scent.
(c) She convinces Old Dan to swim across the river.
(d) She follows the original trail instead of the new one that the raccoon lays.

3. 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) Alongside the river.
(c) At his grandfather's store.
(d) In a town outside of the Ozark Mountains.

4. Who helps Billy train the puppies?
(a) His youngest sister.
(b) Papa.
(c) Billy's grandfather.
(d) His older sister.

5. How much money does Billy need to earn to purchase two hound puppies?
(a) $50.
(b) $500.
(c) $25.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy trap in his new hunting traps in Chapter 2?

2. What does Billy use to make collars for the puppies?

3. What does Billy do to prevent Old Dan from entering the hollow tree again?

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

5. What information does Billy's father give him in Chapter 6 about town life that surprises Billy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the abandoned campsite for Billy?

2. What does Billy do with the candy his grandfather gives him in Chapter 3? What does this demonstrate about his character?

3. Describe the incident in with the muskrat den.

4. What connection does the author make between the redbone hound in the first chapter and Billy's dogs in Chapter 6?

5. What does Billy do with the money he earns from hunting? Why does he do this?

6. How does Billy's grandfather help him at the beginning of Chapter 9?

7. What character traits does Billy exhibit when the children on the playground in Tahlequah harass his dogs? How does he demonstrate these traits?

8. Describe the events between the tree falling down and Billy's return home.

9. How does Billy's family help him while he is trying to cut down the giant sycamore?

10. Why is Billy confused by the Tahlequah townspeople's reactions to his actions and appearance?

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