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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 criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
(a) They must be seasoned hunters.
(b) They must be at least 18 years old.
(c) They only have to pay a registration fee.
(d) They need to have caught a certain number of raccoons.

2. What does Papa do to get Little Ann to come back to Billy in Chapter 17?
(a) He pretends to be a raccoon.
(b) He shoots his gun.
(c) He calls to her.
(d) He lures her back with a treat.

3. How does the group find Old Dan in Chapter 17?
(a) They call to him.
(b) Little Ann leads them to him.
(c) They hear him baying.
(d) They follow the coon.

4. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?
(a) Catching the biggest raccoon.
(b) Treeing the "ghost coon."
(c) Catching more raccoons than they have caught.
(d) Selling the most pelts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy react when his grandfather tells him he has entered him into the hunting contest?

2. Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back?

3. Who becomes separated from the group during the storm?

4. How does the animal in Chapter 18 react to Old Dan's threat?

5. What surprises the hunting contest judge about Billy's dogs' final catch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Billy's thoughts as he travels from his grandfather's store to his family's home after finding out about the hunting competition.

2. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?

3. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?

4. What does Billy do to prepare for the final round of the hunting competition?

5. Describe the role Old Blue plays in Chapter 13.

6. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?

7. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.

8. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?

9. Describe how Billy's dogs catch the first two raccoons of the final round of the hunting competition.

10. How is the "ghost coon" able to evade the dogs?

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