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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
2. Which night does Billy draw to hunt in the contest?
3. When did Billy return to the Ozarks to visit the dogs' graves?
4. What does Billy realize when he hears Old Dan bay while out on the ice?
5. What happens to Grandpa while searching for Old Dan in the storm?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.
2. How does Papa believe the family's prayers have been answered in Chapter 19?
3. Describe the legend of the red fern.
4. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?
5. Why does Rainie Pritchard suggest that Billy should accept that his dogs cannot catch the "ghost coon"?
6. What are the rules of the hunting competition?
7. What warnings do Billy's father and grandfather give him about hunting in bad weather?
8. Describe the exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.
9. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?
10. Why doesn't Billy follow his dogs to the third raccoon in the final round of the hunting competition? What does he do instead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the themes Where the Red Fern Grows address is man vs. nature. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes Where the Red Fern Grows address is man vs man. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Billy grows and changes as a character as the novel progresses. At the same time, he holds to a core set of values. Compare and contrast Billy at several different stages in his development. Be sure to cite examples from the text to support your ideas.
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