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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Billy need to earn to purchase two hound puppies?
(a) $10.
(b) $500.
(c) $50.
(d) $25.

2. How does Billy plan on paying his grandfather for the bag of candy he gets from his store?
(a) With money he got for his birthday.
(b) With the money he has saved.
(c) With the earnings from the sale of his first coonskin.
(d) By working in his grandfather's store.

3. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?
(a) It contains an article about hound puppies.
(b) It is outdated.
(c) It contains an ad for hound puppies.
(d) It contains valuable hunting tips.

4. What does the Tahlequah schoolboy do that leads Billy to hit him in Chapter 5?
(a) The boy steps on Billy's bare foot with his cowboy boot.
(b) The boy makes fun of Billy's appearance.
(c) The boy pulls the ears of one of the puppies.
(d) The boy tries to steal the puppies.

5. How does the dog in Chapter 1 show the unnamed man he is feeling better?
(a) He leaves to walk back home.
(b) He eats a large amount of food.
(c) He licks him.
(d) He makes himself at home in the man's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy become concerned when the Tahlequah marshal breaks up the fight?

2. Why does Billy decide to walk to Tahlequah?

3. What does Billy's grandfather tell him that raccoons cannot resist?

4. How does Billy first react when he sees the puppies?

5. What does the Tahlequah marshal give Billy before he leaves Tahlequah?

(see the answer key)

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