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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy's father suggest he do in the morning after his pups have treed their first raccoon?
(a) Give up and look for another raccoon.
(b) Go home and have some breakfast while Papa continues chopping the tree.
(c) Go home to rest and return later in the day to finish chopping the tree.
(d) Take a nap then resume chopping.

2. What does Billy's grandfather tell him that raccoons cannot resist?
(a) Shiny objects.
(b) Fallen logs.
(c) Food.
(d) Hunters.

3. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
(a) The water is too cold to swim in.
(b) The ice on the river is slippery.
(c) The river is frozen.
(d) They lose the scent of the coon.

4. Why does Old Dan run up a hollow tree during a hunt?
(a) To follow the scent of a raccoon.
(b) To chase a raccoon that is in the tree.
(c) To chase Little Ann.
(d) To get a better view of the raccoon running away.

5. How many years has it been since the unnamed man in Chapter 1 first met his two dogs?
(a) More than 50 years.
(b) More than 20 years.
(c) More than 25 years.
(d) More than 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Old Dan not want to get into Billy's grandfather's buggy in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Billy decide not to kill the "ghost coon"?

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

4. Why does Billy's mother punish him in Chapter 7?

5. What compromise is Billy willing to make because of his parents' financial difficulties?

(see the answer key)

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