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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 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.

2. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) The tallest tree in the forest.
(b) An old field.
(c) Billy's home.
(d) The ghost tree.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Billy realize when he hears Old Dan bay while out on the ice?

5. What does Billy discover when he climbs the ghost tree in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?

2. Describe the legend of the red fern.

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

4. Why does Rainie Pritchard suggest that Billy should accept that his dogs cannot catch the "ghost coon"?

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

6. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?

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

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

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

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

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