Mandy+M.

1. Writers develop the personality of their characters through methods of characterization. When using indirect characterization, a writer reveals the characters personality by showing what the character does and by showing what others think and say about the character. What have you learned about the main character(s) so far. Use evidence from the novel to support your answer.

Answer: I think that Billy is a very hard worker and a dog lover. In the novel, it says that Billy spent a total of 2 years making money just to buy 2 hounds. He sold veggies and fish, and also scratched up his feet picking blueberries. This shows that Billy had the dog loving disease so badly he would give up anything even if it involed working his feet until they wouldn't work anymore.

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.

Answer: I think Grandpa was surprised becaused 50 dollars back then was a lot of money and probably forgot with the old age disease.. Grandpa probably blew by fifty dollarsin a couple of months to pay bills and there were a lot of things he could do with fifty dollars, I also think he was surprised that Billy stuck to the project for so long.most people would've quit long before one year was up.