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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy react in Chapter 6 when he discovers his mother's concern for his absence?
(a) He is oblivious to her concern.
(b) He buries his head in her lap and cries.
(c) He feels guilty and sad.
(d) He is angry that his grandfather told his parents where he was.

2. What does Billy's father give him to help him cope with not getting hound puppies?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Traps.
(c) A coonskin hat.
(d) A collie puppy.

3. What does the dog's presence in Chapter 1 awaken in the unnamed man?
(a) Childhood memories of his two dogs.
(b) A long forgotten fondness for animals.
(c) Feelings of loneliness.
(d) Childhood memories of his cats.

4. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?
(a) In Texas.
(b) In the Appalachian Mountains.
(c) In Idaho.
(d) In the Ozark Mountains.

5. How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers?
(a) He gives Billy hunting traps to use.
(b) He teaches Billy how to create a trap using a log, nails and a piece of tin.
(c) He gives Billy one he had from when he was a boy.
(d) He purchases one for Billy from a local hunter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Billy react when the women in Tahlequah criticize him while walking through town with his puppies?

3. What information does Billy's father give him in Chapter 6 about town life that surprises Billy?

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

5. What does Billy notice about the size of the puppies in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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