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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the dogs pounce on a large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?
(a) It stands in a threatening way.
(b) It growls at them.
(c) It attacks Billy.
(d) It looks like it might attack Billy.

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

4. in Chapter 14, what concern about Little Ann does Billy share with his father?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She is gun shy.
(c) She cannot keep up with Old Dan.
(d) She is sometimes too small to climb a tree.

5. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
(a) The ice on the river is slippery.
(b) They lose the scent of the coon.
(c) The water is too cold to swim in.
(d) The river is frozen.

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

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

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

9. What does Papa believe would have prevented Billy from moving with the family at the end of the book?
(a) His grief over the dogs' deaths.
(b) A desire to stay near the dogs' graves.
(c) Hunting with the dogs.
(d) A desire to stay near the river.

10. What does Billy's mother suggest will make him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) Getting new dogs.
(b) Remembering the good times he had with the dogs.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Praying to God.

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

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

13. Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back?
(a) They are unfair.
(b) They say he owed them the money.
(c) They believe that the dogs must kill the raccoon in order for the bet to be won.
(d) They are cowards.

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

15. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
(a) They must be seasoned hunters.
(b) They only have to pay a registration fee.
(c) They must be at least 18 years old.
(d) They need to have caught a certain number of raccoons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the red fern?

3. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?

4. What challenge emerges at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

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