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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 one of the items Billy purchases with his final $10 in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoes for himself.
(b) Cloth for his mother and sisters.
(c) Overalls for his father.
(d) A bag of candy.

2. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?
(a) In the Appalachian Mountains.
(b) In the Ozark Mountains.
(c) In Idaho.
(d) In Texas.

3. How does Billy's overwhelming desire for hound puppies affect him physically?
(a) He becomes angry and violent.
(b) He loses his appetite.
(c) He is unable to complete his chores.
(d) He stops speaking.

4. How does Billy characterize the female puppy in Chapter 5?
(a) As weak.
(b) As smart.
(c) As docile.
(d) As courageous.

5. What does Billy do with the bag of candy from his grandfather's store?
(a) Shares it with his entire family.
(b) Hides it from his sisters.
(c) Eats it on the way home.
(d) Shares it with his sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do to gather strength when he believes he can no longer chop the tree down?

2. What item does Billy need to train the dogs as trackers?

3. Who arrives to check on Billy in Chapter 8 when he has not returned home from hunting by morning?

4. Why does Old Dan not want to get into Billy's grandfather's buggy in Chapter 9?

5. Why does Old Dan run up a hollow tree during a hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Billy's parents react to him asking how far it is to Kentucky? What information are they lacking?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Based on information in Chapter 1, why does the unnamed old man take such an interest in the redbone hound?

8. Describe the area that Billy lives in as a kid.

9. In Chapter 9, what do the dogs do during the night while Billy is sleeping in his bed? How does Billy discover their actions?

10. What does Billy discover about the two dogs when they camp in the cave?

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