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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) A new puppy.
(b) The home the family is buying in town.
(c) A grave marker he made for the dogs.
(d) The money he earned through hunting.

2. What creature does Old Dan tree one day after the competition?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A bobcat.

3. What does Billy discover when he climbs the ghost tree in Chapter 13?
(a) The raccoon is treed in it.
(b) The raccoon is not there.
(c) The tree is still blooming.
(d) The raccoon was never there.

4. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?
(a) He does not want to hurt the feelings of either dog.
(b) He believes they are too small.
(c) He is afraid of losing the contest.
(d) He is not concerned about their looks, only their hunting abilities.

5. What happens to Grandpa as the dogs chase their second raccoon?
(a) He falls into the river.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He is unable to keep up with the group.
(d) He is stricken by laughter.

6. What does Billy's mother suggest will make him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) Remembering the good times he had with the dogs.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Getting new dogs.
(d) Praying to God.

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

8. How does the group find Old Dan in Chapter 17?
(a) Little Ann leads them to him.
(b) They follow the coon.
(c) They call to him.
(d) They hear him baying.

9. What does Grandpa give Billy in Chapter 15 that marks him as an adult?
(a) Money.
(b) A gun.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) Alcohol.

10. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?
(a) Treeing the "ghost coon."
(b) Catching more raccoons than they have caught.
(c) Catching the biggest raccoon.
(d) Selling the most pelts.

11. Where do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?
(a) Billy's family's home.
(b) Tahlequah.
(c) The river.
(d) A tree.

12. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He believes his dogs have failed him.
(b) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".
(c) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.
(d) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.

13. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?
(a) She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
(b) She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.
(c) She is waiting for Billy to arrive.
(d) She has lost his scent.

14. Who does Billy's grandfather hold partly responsible for Rubin's death?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Himself.
(c) The "ghost coon".
(d) Billy.

15. How is Rubin Pritchard killed?
(a) Billy's dogs attack him.
(b) His brother hits him with the ax.
(c) He trips on branch and falls on his ax.
(d) Billy hits him with the ax when he tries to attack his dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?

2. Who becomes separated from the group during the storm?

3. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?

4. What does Billy finally notice about his mother as the family discusses the hunting competition over dinner?

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

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