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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Grandpa give Billy in Chapter 15 that marks him as an adult?
(a) A gun.
(b) Money.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Who does Billy's grandfather hold partly responsible for Rubin's death?
(a) Himself.
(b) Billy.
(c) The "ghost coon".
(d) Rubin.

4. Why does Billy end up sleeping under the wagon with his dogs in Chapter 16?
(a) His grandfather's snoring keeps him awake.
(b) He wants to comfort his tired dogs.
(c) He does not want to be away from them.
(d) His father's snoring keeps him awake.

5. 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.

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

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

8. What does Billy discover when he climbs the ghost tree in Chapter 13?
(a) The tree is still blooming.
(b) The raccoon was never there.
(c) The raccoon is not there.
(d) The raccoon is treed in it.

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

10. Why does Billy decide not to kill the "ghost coon"?
(a) When the raccoon cries, Billy is sympathetic to its feelings.
(b) He believes killing animals is immoral.
(c) His grandfather tells him not to kill it.
(d) He wants to allow the dogs to kill it.

11. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) A grave marker he made for the dogs.
(b) The money he earned through hunting.
(c) A new puppy.
(d) The home the family is buying in town.

12. Where does Billy bury the dogs when they die?
(a) At the base of a red oak tree.
(b) Near the river.
(c) Next to the family's cabin.
(d) Under a sycamore tree.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?

2. Where does Billy's family move to in Chapter 19?

3. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?

4. How does Billy react when his grandfather tells him he has entered him into the hunting contest?

5. What does Billy's mother suggest will make him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?

(see the answer keys)

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