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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes separated from the group during the storm?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) The judge.
(c) Papa.
(d) Billy.

2. Who lays next to Old Dan's dead body before it is buried?
(a) Billy's sisters.
(b) Billy and Little Ann.
(c) Billy.
(d) Little Ann.

3. Who ultimately kills the large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?
(a) Papa.
(b) Little Ann.
(c) Old Dan.
(d) Billy.

4. How does the animal in Chapter 18 react to Old Dan's threat?
(a) It hides in the tree.
(b) It attacks Little Ann.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It attacks Old Dan.

5. What creature does Old Dan tree one day after the competition?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A bobcat.
(d) A raccoon.

6. What challenge do the Pritchard boys pose for Billy and the dogs?
(a) Catching more raccoons than they have caught.
(b) Catching the biggest raccoon.
(c) Treeing the "ghost coon."
(d) Selling the most pelts.

7. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?
(a) He is dropping off pelts to be sold at the store.
(b) He is getting a sack of corn milled for his mother.
(c) He is visiting his grandfather.
(d) He is purchasing hunting supplies.

8. How does the group find Old Dan in Chapter 17?
(a) Little Ann leads them to him.
(b) They call to him.
(c) They hear him baying.
(d) They follow the coon.

9. What surprises Billy's grandfather about Little Ann and Old Dan's relationship?
(a) They are like a mother and child.
(b) They compliment each other well.
(c) They share everything.
(d) They are not competitive.

10. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?
(a) As mean.
(b) As wealthy.
(c) As dishonest.
(d) As fair.

11. Why does Billy insist the group look for the dogs rather than wait for them to come back on their own?
(a) He knows Old Dan will never leave a treed raccoon.
(b) He does not feel confident they can find their way back.
(c) He knows Little Ann will never leave a treed raccoon.
(d) They are hunting in an unfamiliar area.

12. What event at the beginning of Chapter 11 prevents Billy from hunting?
(a) The flu.
(b) A snow blizzard.
(c) The end of the hunting season.
(d) Injuries to his dogs.

13. How many raccoons do Billy and the dogs catch during the hunting contest?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

14. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?
(a) The sound of mockingbirds.
(b) Old Dan baying.
(c) The sound of screech owls.
(d) A storm coming.

15. Which of the following is NOT something Billy believes would be at the dogs' grave sites years later?
(a) Red fern.
(b) Red oaks.
(c) The grave marker his father made.
(d) An old rusty lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose bragging helps build Billy's reputation as a hunter?

2. Where does Little Ann find the "ghost coon" after Billy believes the bet is over?

3. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?

4. What happens to Grandpa while searching for Old Dan in the storm?

5. What surprises the hunting contest judge about Billy's dogs' final catch?

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