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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an attribute that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notices when examining the dog?
(a) He has unusual markings.
(b) He looks malnourished.
(c) He is muddy.
(d) His paws are worn.

2. Why does Billy become disillusioned with his new hunting traps?
(a) They are not appropriate for catching raccoons.
(b) He doesn't know how to operate them properly.
(c) He is unable to catch a raccoon.
(d) They break easily.

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

4. What compromise is Billy willing to make because of his parents' financial difficulties?
(a) He agrees to stop asking for the puppies.
(b) He is willing to take on a part time job.
(c) He asks for only one hound puppy.
(d) He tells his parents he will wait to get the puppies.

5. Why does Billy run away from home?
(a) To pursue a career as a hunter.
(b) His parents deny him hound puppies for a second time.
(c) To go purchase two hound puppies.
(d) His sisters tease him relentlessly about wanting puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 helps the dog?

2. What does the dog's presence in Chapter 1 awaken in the unnamed man?

3. What does Billy find at the abandoned campsite?

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

5. What breed of dog does Billy's father offer to get for him?

(see the answer key)

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