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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. Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back?

2. Where does Billy's family move to in Chapter 19?

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

4. What surprises the hunting contest judge about Billy's dogs' final catch?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the rules of the hunting competition?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grandpa's store is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

In Where the Red Fern Grows the author uses several recurrent symbols. Choose two of the following symbols (red fern, raccoons, the lantern, the ax, the abandoned campsite, the river) and

1) describe how the symbol is presented in the novel

2) discuss the significance and impact of the symbol on the plot and character development.

Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Setting is important to the plot in this novel. Select three of the settings in the novel and discuss how they influence the plot and character development. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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