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Where the Red Fern Grows | Quiz

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Where the Red Fern Grows | Quiz

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1)

Where do Billy and the puppies stop to rest on their journey home from Tahlequah? (from Chapter 6)

In a town outside of the Ozark Mountains.
At his grandfather's store.
Alongside the river.
The abandoned campsite where he found the magazine.
2)

Who does Billy think has planted the red fern? (from Chapter 19)

Grandpa.
God.
His father.
The dogs.
3)

What item does Billy need to train the dogs as trackers? (from Chapter 7)

A coon skin.
A raccoon.
Leashes.
A whistle.
4)

Upon bringing them home, where does Billy intend for the puppies to sleep? (from Chapter 6)

In the family's yard.
In his bed.
In his sisters' beds.
In the doghouse he constructs.
5)

Who helps Billy train the puppies? (from Chapter 7)

Billy's grandfather.
Papa.
His older sister.
His youngest sister.
6)

Why does Old Dan not want to get into Billy's grandfather's buggy in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

He is afraid of the buggy.
He does not want to leave the coon in the tree.
He does not want to leave Little Ann.
He is not tired and hungry.
7)

What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home? (from Chapter 19)

A grave marker made by his father.
The old KC Baking Powder can.
A sycamore tree growing up between them.
A red fern growing up between them.
8)

What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die? (from Chapter 20)

A grave marker he made for the dogs.
A new puppy.
The money he earned through hunting.
The home the family is buying in town.
9)

Which of the following words best characterizes Billy in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Confused.
Angry.
Focused.
Devoted.
10)

How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers? (from Chapter 7)

He gives Billy hunting traps to use.
He gives Billy one he had from when he was a boy.
He teaches Billy how to create a trap using a log, nails and a piece of tin.
He purchases one for Billy from a local hunter.
11)

Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back? (from Chapter 13)

They say he owed them the money.
They are cowards.
They are unfair.
They believe that the dogs must kill the raccoon in order for the bet to be won.
12)

Why does Billy feel badly for scolding Little Ann when they return to the sycamore tree in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

He sees that she also returned to the tree during the night.
He realizes she is responsible for finding the coon.
She looks sad and despondent.
She is the more sensitive of the two dogs.
13)

What happens to Dan when he and the raccoon fight? (from Chapter 7)

His paw is cut.
His nose is split open.
He is fine. The raccoon is injured.
He is bit by the raccoon.
14)

What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river? (from Chapter 16)

They tend to each others' wounds before continuing to hunt.
They are not tired from swimming.
They do not lose the scent of the raccoon when he goes in the water.
They are able to swim even though they are small.
15)

What does Billy use to make collars for the puppies? (from Chapter 6)

Leather from old shoes.
Bailing wire.
Rope.
Pieces of his fathers' check lines.
16)

Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"? (from Chapter 12)

She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
She is waiting for Billy to arrive.
She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.
She has lost his scent.
17)

Why does Billy end up sleeping under the wagon with his dogs in Chapter 16? (from Chapter 16)

His grandfather's snoring keeps him awake.
His father's snoring keeps him awake.
He does not want to be away from them.
He wants to comfort his tired dogs.
18)

Why does Old Dan run up a hollow tree during a hunt? (from Chapter 10)

To follow the scent of a raccoon.
To get a better view of the raccoon running away.
To chase a raccoon that is in the tree.
To chase Little Ann.
19)

How does the animal in Chapter 18 react to Old Dan's threat? (from Chapter 18)

It runs away.
It attacks Old Dan.
It hides in the tree.
It attacks Little Ann.
20)

What does Billy's mother suggest will make him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die? (from Chapter 20)

Remembering the good times he had with the dogs.
Getting new dogs.
Praying to God.
Eating dinner.
21)

How does Billy's sister react to his plan to cut down "The Big Tree"? (from Chapter 8)

She is angry at him for worrying Mama.
She is confident he can accomplish the task.
She admires him.
She thinks he is crazy.
22)

What does Billy do to help himself see the dogs in the fog in Chapter 11? (from Chapter 11)

He tries to put his lantern on the ice pack using a length of cane.
He inches closer to the ice pack.
He builds a fire near the shore of the river.
He shines his flashlight on the ice pack.
23)

Why does Old Dan leave Billy's home during the night in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

To swim in the river.
To find Little Ann.
To return to the tree where the coon is.
To track another coon.
24)

Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12)

An old field.
The tallest tree in the forest.
The ghost tree.
Billy's home.
25)

How does Billy characterize Tahlequah when talking with his father in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

As unpleasant.
As confusing.
As wonderful.
As exciting.
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