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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. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?
(a) Keep Billy's plan to purchase the puppies a secret.
(b) Contact the kennel to make sure they are still in business.
(c) Lend Billy the money to purchase the puppies.
(d) Place the order for the dogs.

2. What does Billy do to prevent Old Dan from entering the hollow tree again?
(a) He moves the dogs to another area of the woods to hunt.
(b) He punishes him for going up the tree.
(c) He cuts the tree down.
(d) He plugs the hole with rocks.

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

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

5. Why does Billy apologize to the sycamore tree?
(a) He is ambivalent about hunting.
(b) He believes God destroyed it for him.
(c) He injured it severely by chopping it, yet was unable to chop it down.
(d) He had to destroy it to honor his promise to the dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What secret does Billy's grandfather keep for him?

3. Why does Billy run away from home?

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

5. What impresses the Tahlequah marshal about Billy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the actions Billy takes to earn enough money to purchase two hound puppies.

4. Why is Billy so committed to cutting down the sycamore tree?

5. Describe what happens after Billy sets up the raccoon traps along the river in Chapter 7.

6. Describe what Billy and the other hunters talk about as they sell their hides in Billy's grandfather's store.

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

8. How does Billy's desire for hunting dogs fit with his ability to purchase the dogs?

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

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

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