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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which night does Billy draw to hunt in the contest?
(a) The first night.
(b) The third night.
(c) The last night.
(d) The fourth night.

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

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

4. Who does Billy think has planted the red fern?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) The dogs.
(c) God.
(d) His father.

5. Where does Little Ann die?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On Old Dan's grave.
(c) On the hill where the mountain lion attacked.
(d) At Billy's home.

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

7. What challenge emerges at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) The jackpot for the contest rises.
(b) It grows dark.
(c) Another hunter catches a raccoon.
(d) It begins sleeting.

8. What does Papa do to get Little Ann to come back to Billy in Chapter 17?
(a) He shoots his gun.
(b) He pretends to be a raccoon.
(c) He lures her back with a treat.
(d) He calls to her.

9. What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river?
(a) They tend to each others' wounds before continuing to hunt.
(b) They are able to swim even though they are small.
(c) They are not tired from swimming.
(d) They do not lose the scent of the raccoon when he goes in the water.

10. What does Billy do to help himself see the dogs in the fog in Chapter 11?
(a) He shines his flashlight on the ice pack.
(b) He tries to put his lantern on the ice pack using a length of cane.
(c) He inches closer to the ice pack.
(d) He builds a fire near the shore of the river.

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 Little Ann will never leave a treed raccoon.
(b) He does not feel confident they can find their way back.
(c) They are hunting in an unfamiliar area.
(d) He knows Old Dan will never leave a treed raccoon.

12. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.
(b) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".
(c) He believes his dogs have failed him.
(d) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.

13. Where does Billy's family move to in Chapter 19?
(a) The city.
(b) A home closer to town.
(c) Town.
(d) The Ozark Mountains.

14. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?
(a) She is unsure that he is actually in the tree.
(b) She has lost his scent.
(c) She is waiting for Old Dan to arrive.
(d) She is waiting for Billy to arrive.

15. What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?
(a) He abandons Little Ann.
(b) He will not leave the tree.
(c) He growls and bears his teeth.
(d) He tries to climb the tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?

2. Why do the dogs pounce on a large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?

3. What event at the beginning of Chapter 11 prevents Billy from hunting?

4. What does Grandpa give Billy in Chapter 15 that marks him as an adult?

5. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?

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