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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Little Ann do just as Billy is about to move the dogs to a new location in Chapter 8?
(a) She begins barking.
(b) She finds the coon's trail again.
(c) She trees a coon.
(d) She crosses the river.

2. 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?
(a) Command the dogs to lie down at the base of the tree.
(b) Take the dogs home with him.
(c) Tie the dogs to the tree.
(d) Construct and place a scarecrow at the base of the tree.

3. What does Billy trap in his new hunting traps in Chapter 2?
(a) Samie, the pet cat.
(b) Several raccoons.
(c) Himself.
(d) A deer.

4. What does Mama do to help alleviate the muscle pain Billy is experiencing in Chapter 9?
(a) Gives him a folk medicine pain reliever.
(b) Tells him to rest.
(c) Gives him a hot bath and a massage.
(d) Gives him aspirin.

5. What secret does Billy's grandfather keep for him?
(a) His plan to save money to order the hound puppies.
(b) His hound puppy purchase.
(c) His plan to run away from home to become a hunter.
(d) His continued interest in getting two puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the unnamed man assume the dog in Chapter 1 lives?

2. Why does Billy decide to walk to Tahlequah?

3. What does Billy see for the first time in the general store window in Chapter 4?

4. Who helps Billy train the puppies?

5. What happens to Old Dan when he follows a raccoon under water during a hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Billy do when he despairs that he cannot finish cutting down the tree? What happens after he does so?

2. Describe the area that Billy lives in as a kid.

3. Describe what happens after Billy sets up the raccoon traps along the river in Chapter 7.

4. How does Billy's desire for hunting dogs fit with his ability to purchase the dogs?

5. How do the puppies react to the first raccoon that they encounter?

6. How does Billy's family help him while he is trying to cut down the giant sycamore?

7. What character traits does Billy exhibit when the children on the playground in Tahlequah harass his dogs? How does he demonstrate these traits?

8. Describe the events between the tree falling down and Billy's return home.

9. Why is Billy confused by the Tahlequah townspeople's reactions to his actions and appearance?

10. What is Billy's first impression of the Tahlequah stationmaster? Why does his impression change?

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