| Characters | ||
| #1 | What is the name of little Willy's dog? | Searchlight |
| #2 | What is the name of the doctor? | Doc Smith |
| #3 | Who came to the house to collect taxes? | Clifford Snyder |
| #4 | Who does little Willy race? | Stone Fox |
| #5 | What is little Willys' teacher's name? | Miss Williams |
| Places | ||
| #1 | What State does this story take place? | Wyoming |
| #2 | True or False. Does little Willy and Grandpa live in the city? | False; they live on a farm |
| #3 | Where does Lester work? | Lester's General Store |
| #4 | In Chapter 7, where does little Willy stop? | A deserted barn |
| #5 | Where does Doc Smith want grandpa to go when he is sick? | Hospital |
| Money | ||
| #1 | How much money did Grandfather owe in taxes? | $500 |
| #2 | How much money did little Willy have in his savings for college? | $50 |
| #3 | How much money did it cost to enter the race? | $50 |
| #4 | What did little Willy find when he opened the strongbox? | Bills and/or no money |
| #5 | What did little Willy do to pay off the bills? | Farm work |
| Details | ||
| #1 | How did little Willy get to school? | Sled |
| #2 | Why did Clifford Snyder come to see Grandfather? | To collect taxes on the farm |
| #3 | Why did Stone Fox want the prize money? | He wanted to buy land for his people |
| #4 | What happened to little Willy's breakfast one morning when he didn't get up? | Grandfather gave it to the chickens |
| #5 | What was wrong with grandfather? | Grandfather lost the will to live |
| Race | ||
| #1 | How did the race start for little Willy? Slow or fast | Fast |
| #2 | Why did more people NOT enter the race? | Stone Fox was too good |
| #3 | During the race where did little Willy take the short cut? | Across the lake |
| #4 | What happen to Searchlight 100 feet from the finish line? | She died |
| #5 | Did anyone bet money on little Willy? | No |
| Final Question | |
| What did Stone Fox do after he knew Searchlight was dead? | He stopped the racers, so little Willy could win the race |