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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy's grandfather tell the boy he must bring with him to the hunting contest?
(a) Only himself.
(b) His dogs and hunting ax.
(c) Only his dogs.
(d) All of the supplies he will need to hunt.

2. 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 treed in it.
(d) The raccoon is not there.

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

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

5. What does Billy realize when he hears Old Dan bay while out on the ice?
(a) Something is wrong.
(b) He is hurt.
(c) He has lost the scent of the raccoon.
(d) He has found the raccoon.

6. Where does Little Ann find the "ghost coon" after Billy believes the bet is over?
(a) Down near the river.
(b) In a hollowed out gatepost.
(c) In the ghost tree.
(d) In a hollowed out tree.

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

8. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.
(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) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.

9. What happens to Grandpa as the dogs chase their second raccoon?
(a) He becomes ill.
(b) He falls into the river.
(c) He is stricken by laughter.
(d) He is unable to keep up with the group.

10. What is the significance of the red fern?
(a) It is rare and unusual.
(b) It usually only grows in warm climates.
(c) It is supposedly planted by an angel at the grave site of two children.
(d) It is supposedly a gift from God.

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

12. What does Billy finally notice about his mother as the family discusses the hunting competition over dinner?
(a) She is supportive of his hunting career.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She truly loves his father.
(d) She is kind and understanding.

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

14. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?
(a) A sycamore tree growing up between them.
(b) A red fern growing up between them.
(c) The old KC Baking Powder can.
(d) A grave marker made by his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?

3. in Chapter 14, what concern about Little Ann does Billy share with his father?

4. Where do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?

5. How does Billy prepare Little Ann for the beauty contest?

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