Chapter 16 of XVI
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Explain why all the hunters were driving down river a few miles before the hunt started.
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Record all the figurative language found in the chapter. Think metaphors and similes.
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Several times now, Billy has referred to “that wonderful feeling only a hunter knows.” (160) Explain in your opinion, what that means.
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Explain what the “large roar” must have been as the hunters listened for Old Dan and Little Ann.
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Explain why Papa says his gun is “the very thing for this kind of work.” (161) What kind of gun is it? Why is it a good tool for coon hunting?
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Explain what is meant by a “riffle.” (161)
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Remember how many coons Old Dan and Little Ann need to catch tonight? How many. What is meant by “as if to throw the judges words back in the judges face” on page 161-162.
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What did Billy realize they left by the fire when they tried to get Grandpa dressed and follow the dogs to the third coon?
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Explain why Billy wouldn’t call his dogs off when the coon had played a trick on them and disappeared, even though Papa said it was getting late and Grandpa wanted them to find another coon somewhere. This would be the same reason his heart “swelled with pride.”
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Why does the judge believe Billy and his dogs have a “good chance of winning the cup.” (164)
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Explain how many teams were left in the final runoff. (165)
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Explain why hunters had rolls of money in their hands as they entered tents and Grandpa was the busiest of all just before the final hunt. (166)
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Explain why Billy, “strutted like a turkey gobbler.” (166)
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Explain why every man in the camp “is hoping” Billy wins. Explain what we know about the two big walker hounds.
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What is in the box the hunter brings into Grandpa’s tent.
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Explain what Papa is trying say when he talks about his two mules. (166) Think Deeply
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Billy turns his dogs loose and they start for the timber at the beginning of the final night. The dogs stop, turn around and star at Billy. The judge askes “What did they say, son?” Explain Billy’s answer.
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Explain what surprised the Judge about how the dogs behaved after killing the first coon after the fight in the river. (168)
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Explain what type of gun Papa brings out of his coat and what makes it perfect for coon hunting. (161)
