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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the boy dog demonstrate his courage in this chapter?
(a) He protects Billy and the girl puppy
(b) He barks at the cries of a mountain lion
(c) He chases a mountain lion
(d) He chases a raccoon

3. What does Old Dan do when Little Ann cuts her paw?
(a) He leaves her to be cared for by Billy's sisters.
(b) He nurses her back to health.
(c) He stays with her rather than going hunting alone with Billy.
(d) He fights the animal who hurt Little Ann.

4. What do the other hunters tease Billy about when they talk at his grandfather's store?
(a) That one of his dogs is female.
(b) The size of his dogs.
(c) His age.
(d) His obsession with hunting.

5. Based on the unnamed man's actions at the end of Chapter 1, what is likely to be the focus of the Chapter 2?
(a) A flashback to the man's marriage.
(b) A flashback to the man's childhood.
(c) The man's search for the redbone hound.
(d) The man's daily routine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy end up sleeping under the wagon with his dogs in Chapter 16?

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

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

4. What does Billy tell his mother is the reason why he was able to get the puppies?

5. Where does Billy's family move to in Chapter 19?

(see the answer key)

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