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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?
(a) A sportsman's magazine.
(b) A hound puppy.
(c) An old tent.
(d) Money.

2. What does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 conclude about the dog after noticing his paws are worn?
(a) He has traveled a long way.
(b) He has been abused.
(c) He has walked through the woods.
(d) He has been taken hunting many times.

3. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?
(a) A gun.
(b) A dog.
(c) A brother.
(d) Two dogs.

4. Which of the following is NOT a way that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 helps the dog?
(a) He bathes and feeds him.
(b) He rescues him from the pack of dogs who are attacking him.
(c) He allows him to rest.
(d) He takes him to a vet.

5. What is unique about the area that Billy's family lives in when he is young?
(a) It is isolated and rural.
(b) It is remote.
(c) It is near a river.
(d) It is the best hunting land in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?

2. Why does Billy run away from home?

3. How does Billy's overwhelming desire for hound puppies affect him physically?

4. Which of the following is NOT a way Billy earns money for the puppies?

5. Based on the unnamed man's actions at the end of Chapter 1, what is likely to be the focus of the Chapter 2?

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