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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon bringing them home, where does Billy intend for the puppies to sleep?
(a) In the family's yard.
(b) In his sisters' beds.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In the doghouse he constructs.

2. How much is Billy able to earn per coonskin?
(a) Exactly $10.
(b) Up to $10.
(c) $5.
(d) Up to $100.

3. How old is Billy when his first hunting season opens?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

4. What event at the beginning of Chapter 11 prevents Billy from hunting?
(a) The end of the hunting season.
(b) Injuries to his dogs.
(c) The flu.
(d) A snow blizzard.

5. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?
(a) Take his father and grandfather along hunting.
(b) Move out of the over-hunted area.
(c) Encourage the dogs.
(d) Give the dogs a pep talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an attribute that the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notices when examining the dog?

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

3. What does Billy's grandfather suggest in Chapter 9 the boy do to keep the coon in the tree while he goes home to rest?

4. What type of dog is being attacked by the other dogs in Chapter 1?

5. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?

(see the answer key)

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