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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 fear must Billy help the puppies overcome?
(a) A fear of raccoons.
(b) A fear of dark places.
(c) A fear of trees.
(d) A fear of water.

2. Where does Billy's family live when he is ten?
(a) In Idaho.
(b) In the Appalachian Mountains.
(c) In Texas.
(d) In the Ozark Mountains.

3. What does Billy's grandfather tell Billy he will need to have to finish cutting down the tree?
(a) Faith in God.
(b) A new ax.
(c) Focus and determination.
(d) Determination and will power.

4. Why does the general store owner offer Billy a pair of shoes?
(a) He knows Billy cannot afford new shoes.
(b) His shoes are torn.
(c) He is barefooted.
(d) His shoes are wet from his walk.

5. Why does Billy decide to walk to Tahlequah?
(a) He doesn't want to inconvenience his grandfather.
(b) He wants to inspect the puppies.
(c) He cannot stand to wait a week to pick up the puppies.
(d) He doesn't have the heart to tell his father about the puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy trap in his new hunting traps in Chapter 2?

2. What does Little Ann do just as Billy is about to move the dogs to a new location in Chapter 8?

3. After Billy's dogs have treed their first raccoon, who arrives later in the day to check on Billy?

4. Which of the following is NOT something Billy's grandfather agrees to do to help the boy purchase the puppies?

5. What does the Tahlequah schoolboy do that leads Billy to hit him in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the unnamed old man in Chapter 1 assume the hound lives? Why?

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

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

4. Describe how Little Ann outsmarts the raccoon in Chapter 8.

5. What does Billy do with the candy his grandfather gives him in Chapter 3? What does this demonstrate about his character?

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

7. What are Billy's first impressions of Tahlequah?

8. What measures does Papa take in Chapter 2 to help Billy deal with his overwhelming desire for two puppies?

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

10. Describe what Billy and the other hunters talk about as they sell their hides in Billy's grandfather's store.

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