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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. What event helps Mama understand why Billy is determined to cut down "The Big Tree"?
(a) Little Ann's return to the tree during the night.
(b) Billy's aching muscles.
(c) Billy's faith in God.
(d) Old Dan's return to the tree during the night.

2. Based on the unnamed man's actions at the end of Chapter 1, what is likely to be the focus of the Chapter 2?
(a) A flashback to the man's childhood.
(b) The man's daily routine.
(c) The man's search for the redbone hound.
(d) A flashback to the man's marriage.

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

4. Who arrives to check on Billy in Chapter 8 when he has not returned home from hunting by morning?
(a) Mama.
(b) Papa.
(c) Billy's grandfather.
(d) Billy's oldest sister.

5. Upon bringing them home, where does Billy intend for the puppies to sleep?
(a) In his sisters' beds.
(b) In the family's yard.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In the doghouse he constructs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Old Dan leave Billy's home during the night in Chapter 9?

2. How does the boy dog demonstrate his courage in this chapter?

3. What does Little Ann do just as Billy is about to move the dogs to a new location in Chapter 8?

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

5. What does Billy decide to name the puppies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Little Ann outsmarts the raccoon in Chapter 8.

3. Describe the contents of the ad Billy finds in the old sportsman's magazine.

4. Describe Billy's shopping experience in the general store in Tahlequah.

5. What measures does Papa take in Chapter 2 to help Billy deal with his overwhelming desire for two puppies?

6. What surprises and touches Billy's grandfather in the later part of Chapter 3?

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. What are Billy's first impressions of Tahlequah?

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

10. What memories does the redbone hound stir up for the unnamed old man in Chapter 1?

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