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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The man's search for the redbone hound.
(b) The man's daily routine.
(c) A flashback to the man's childhood.
(d) A flashback to the man's marriage.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the items Billy purchases with his final $10 in Chapter 4?
(a) Cloth for his mother and sisters.
(b) A bag of candy.
(c) Overalls for his father.
(d) Shoes for himself.

3. After Billy's dogs have treed their first raccoon, who arrives later in the day to check on Billy?
(a) Mama.
(b) His older sister.
(c) Billy's grandfather.
(d) Papa.

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

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

6. Why does Billy decide to chop down the tree in Chapter 8 that the dogs have treed their first raccoon in?
(a) The dogs will not leave the raccoon they have trapped in the tree.
(b) The tree is in the way of the raccoon.
(c) He is self assured and confident.
(d) He is desperate to catch his first raccoon.

7. What does Billy do with the bag of candy from his grandfather's store?
(a) Shares it with his entire family.
(b) Hides it from his sisters.
(c) Eats it on the way home.
(d) Shares it with his sisters.

8. 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 earnings from the sale of his first coonskin.
(c) By working in his grandfather's store.
(d) With the money he has saved.

9. What happens to Dan when he and the raccoon fight?
(a) His paw is cut.
(b) His nose is split open.
(c) He is bit by the raccoon.
(d) He is fine. The raccoon is injured.

10. Why does Billy choose the particular names for the puppies that he does?
(a) He sees them carved on a tree at the campsite where he found the sportsman's magazine.
(b) His sisters choose the names.
(c) He saw them in an old sportsman's magazine.
(d) They are his grandparents' names.

11. Why does Billy refuse his father's suggestion of what to do the morning after his pups have treed their first raccoon?
(a) He has given his word to the dogs that he will get the raccoon out.
(b) He does not want his father to be injured.
(c) He wants to prove he is a man.
(d) He is desperate to catch his first coon alone.

12. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy's reaction to the Tahlequah townspeople's comments about his appearance?
(a) Confused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Oblivious.
(d) Frightened.

13. How does Billy help his father in Chapter 3?
(a) By performing chores around the house.
(b) By taking care of his sisters.
(c) By not asking him for the puppies any longer.
(d) By working in the fields with him.

14. Who does the unnamed man in Chapter 1 notice fighting as he walks home?
(a) A man and a woman.
(b) Two boys.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does it take Billy to catch his first raccoon in the traps?

3. What does Billy discover about the dogs when he wakes in the morning in Chapter 9?

4. Which of the following is NOT a realization Billy comes to upon returning home with the puppies?

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

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