A) They made him feel welcome
B) The admired his outfit
C) They laughed at him
D) They all wanted to be his friend

A) One called him 'dog boy'
B) They started clapping and chanting
C) One stomped on his foot
D) One pulled his dog's ear

A) From scared of the Marshall to mad at him.
B) From scared of the Marshall to finding a friend in him.
C) From angry toward the Marshall to finding a friend in him.

A) True
B) False

A) A mountain lion
B) A black bear
C) A skunk
D) An owl

A) The name Dan was large and bold. The name Ann was messy and large
B) The name Dan was bold and large. The name Ann was small and neat
C) The name Dan was messy and large. The name Ann was messy and small.

A) He wanted to move there
B) He didn't like it at all
C) He loved it
D) He made lots of friends

A) Drain pipe
B) Fire Escape
C) Support beam
D) Garbage chute

A) Leash
B) Collars
C) Doghouse

A) From having a pet coon in his youth
B) From his sister who hunted coons
C) From hearing stories from other coon hunters

A) The trap holds the coon in place
B) The strategy does not work
C) The coon will never let go of the shiny object

A) woe
B) wily
C) runt
D) limber

A) Traps don't give the coon a chance
B) Traps aren't very sportsmanlike
C) The trap didn't work
D) It's summertime and the coons' fur isn't any good

A) For Papa's birthday cap
B) To make a coat for Mama
C) To make a blanket for the cat
D) To train his pups

A) Excited
B) Happy
C) Mad
D) Worried

A) The little tree
B) The big tree
C) The chicken tree
D) The giant

A) The dogs kept barking
B) God helped him
C) Billy didn't say that
D) lightning hit the tree

A) He made a scarecrow
B) He played loud music
C) He yelled at the coon
D) He built a big fire

A) "It wasn't hard for me to decide. I was firmly convinced that I had been helped."
B) "Do you think God heard my prayer?"
C) "You must remember the big sycamore was the tallest tree in the bottoms"
D) "No, I'm afraid I can't help you there"

A) alliteration
B) simile
C) personification
D) onomatopoeia