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2. Who is your favorite character so far and why? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. So far in this story Billy is my favorite character. Billy is my favorite character because he is very smart and brave. He thought of good ways to raise money to get the dogs he always wanted. He shows his bravery by walking 20 miles to go pick up the two dogs he bought. 4. Why do you think Grandpa was so surprised when Billy brought in his fifty dollars? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. I think Grandpa was surprised because he didn't know all about Billy's plan to raise the money and didn't think he could do it, but still after 2 years Billy was still raising the money and got enogh to buy the dogs.

Analyze a time when you wanted something as bad as Billy wanted red coonhounds. Describe what you did to get what you wanted. In what ways were you like Billy in getting what you wanted? In what ways were you different? One time like 2 years ago we were up at my lakehouse and people who lived by us were selling puppies. Just like Billy in the story I kept begging my parents to get me a dog, but I wasn't like him exactly because he went out and raised the money himself and my parents bought the dog for me.

Billy takes several steps to reach his dream of getting two red coonhounds. Sequence (describe in order) the steps Billy took in order to fulfill his dream. To get the puppies Billy tries begging his parents several times. When he realizes they can't by them he starts trying to on his own. First he figures out a way to raise money, he decides he'll sell items to hunters and pick berries. Then he asks his grandpa to buy the puppies for him after he raises the money and gives it to him. Finally when he gets enogh money his grandpa calls the seller and Billy decides to go into town by himself and he travels 20 miles to get them then makes it all the way back.