Characters
Places
Vocabulary
Lit.Elements
Facts
100
What is the main character's name?
Billy Coleman
100
Billy lived in the foothills of these...
Ozark Mountains
100
What is a silly fight called?
squabble
100
To whom did Billy give the money he won?
his mom
100
Why did Grandpa say the prices on the pups had gone down?
the Depression
200
What is the author's name?
Wilson Rawls
200
Where did Billy have to go to get his dogs?
Tahlequah
200
What is a humming background noise?
drone
200
What is the time period of the story?
1930's
200
What was the cost of the pups?
$20.00
300
Who is Billy's ally?
Grandpa
300
Where were they going to move at the end of the movie?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
300
What word means to hesitate or fail?
falter
300
Who tries to "whip every boy in town, all at the same time?"
Billy
300
How did Billy earn money to buy his pups?
sold minnows, among other things
400
sisters
Billy had 2 or 3 of these
400
Billy had never seen one of these...
schoolhouse
400
What is "to stare at with mouth open?"
gawk
400
How did Billy "prove he was a good man again?"
He gave up his chance to win the championship to save his Grandpa.
400
What was Billy's mother's dream?
to move to Tulsa so the children could get a proper education
500
Which hound died first?
Old Dan
500
How did Billy find out the pups were for sale?
a sportsman's magazine
500
What is "unkind bragging?"
gloat
500
Who are the unkind boys about Billy's age?
the Pritchards
500
From what did Little Ann die?
grief
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