As Billy heads for home, where does he stop first? What is the significance of this place?

Billy sits and thinks about how he is going to tell his parents about the dogs.  Remember he never told them about spending two years saving for the dogs in the first place.  As he thinks, he decides he needs to find names for his dogs.  Where does he believe the names really came from in the first place?

When Billy finally sees his house, he realizes it looks different after his visit to town: "It looked clean and neat and peaceful, nestled there in the foothills of the Ozarks. Yes, on that night I was proud of our home” Explain what has changed and why he sees his home this way now.

Why did the family already know where Billy had gone?

How do the parents punish Billy for running off to town, 20 miles away in the middle of the night?

What do Billy and his dad talk about during their “man-talk?”

What is the one thing his three sisters want to hear about?  Why do they care?

Explain how Billy feels about going to town in the future.

Explain how dad feels about moving to town in the future. Explain his reasons for his decision.  

Describe the two things Billy makes for his dogs.

Explain what Billy tells his mom about someone helping him get his pups. To whom is he thankful. 

Billy's father tells him the mountain lion would not have bothered them. Explain what his says are the only times a mountain lion would attack. 

Explain what is meant by "hampering help."

List all the metaphors and similes from Chapter 6 and explain the meaning of each.