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

2. Where do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?
(a) A tree.
(b) Tahlequah.
(c) The river.
(d) Billy's family's home.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Little Ann stop barking when she trees the "ghost coon"?

2. Who lays next to Old Dan's dead body before it is buried?

3. Who ultimately kills the large scary animal in Chapter 18 that Old Dan had treed?

4. How many raccoons do Billy and the dogs catch during the hunting contest?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the rules of the hunting competition?

3. What warnings do Billy's father and grandfather give him about hunting in bad weather?

4. What does Billy notice about the other dogs in the hunting competition?

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

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

7. Describe the exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.

8. How does Papa believe the family's prayers have been answered in Chapter 19?

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

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

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