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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Rubin Pritchard killed?
(a) Billy's dogs attack him.
(b) Billy hits him with the ax when he tries to attack his dogs.
(c) His brother hits him with the ax.
(d) He trips on branch and falls on his ax.

2. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?
(a) She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.
(b) She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
(c) She has lost his scent.
(d) She is waiting for Billy to arrive.

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

4. What does Mama do to help alleviate the muscle pain Billy is experiencing in Chapter 9?
(a) Gives him a hot bath and a massage.
(b) Gives him a folk medicine pain reliever.
(c) Tells him to rest.
(d) Gives him aspirin.

5. Where does Billy camp with the puppies in Chapter 5?
(a) Just outside of Tahlequah,
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In an abandoned building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which night does Billy draw to hunt in the contest?

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

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

4. What does Billy's mother think has happened to him when he comes home yelling after visiting the traps in Chapter 7?

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

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