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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 bury the dogs when they die?
(a) Near the river.
(b) At the base of a red oak tree.
(c) Next to the family's cabin.
(d) Under a sycamore tree.

2. 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 afraid of losing the contest.
(c) He is not concerned about their looks, only their hunting abilities.
(d) He believes they are too small.

3. What does Billy do to try and gain an advantage on his night of hunting in the contest?
(a) Move out of the over-hunted area.
(b) Take his father and grandfather along hunting.
(c) Give the dogs a pep talk.
(d) Encourage the dogs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?

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

3. Why does Billy insist the group look for the dogs rather than wait for them to come back on their own?

4. What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?

5. Why does Old Dan lure Billy out on to the ice pack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the role Old Blue plays in Chapter 13.

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

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

7. Describe how Billy's dogs catch the first two raccoons of the final round of the hunting competition.

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

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

10. Describe the legend of the red fern.

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