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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Grandpa while searching for Old Dan in the storm?
(a) He falls and knocks himself unconscious and injures his ankle.
(b) He hurts his ankle.
(c) He must stop to take a rest.
(d) He becomes dehydrated.

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

4. Why is Billy concerned about entering one of the dogs into the best looking dog contest?
(a) He does not want to hurt the feelings of either dog.
(b) He is not concerned about their looks, only their hunting abilities.
(c) He believes they are too small.
(d) He is afraid of losing the contest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?

3. Where does Billy bury the dogs when they die?

4. What does Billy's grandfather tell the boy he must bring with him to the hunting contest?

5. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the legend of the red fern.

2. What does Billy do to prepare for the final round of the hunting competition?

3. Why doesn't Billy follow his dogs to the third raccoon in the final round of the hunting competition? What does he do instead?

4. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?

5. Years after leaving the Ozarks, what does Billy imagine he would find if he should ever visit the dogs' graves?

6. What are the rules of the hunting competition?

7. Describe Billy's thoughts as he travels from his grandfather's store to his family's home after finding out about the hunting competition.

8. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?

9. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.

10. How is the "ghost coon" able to evade the dogs?

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