Where the Red Fern Grows Ch. 1-20

Billy does all of the following to earn the money for his hounds, except:

• works at his Grandfather's store
• sells vegetables to fishermen
• sells his furs to Grandfather
• picks and sells wild huckleberries

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Billy say he found that "changed his whole life"?

• the red fern
• the ghost coon
• the sportsman's magazine
• the axe

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What inspires Billy to name his dogs "Old Dan" and "Little Ann"?

• the names were traced in the sand of the school playground in Talequah
• the names were etched on the bottom of the K.C. Baking Powder can
• the names were carved in the tree down at the fisherman's camp
• they are the names of his Grandfather and Grandmother

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The fisherman's camp is responsible for Billy finding or getting all of the following, except:

• the sportsman's magazine
• the names of his dogs
• the money for his dogs
• the ghost coon

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Billy prays all of the following prayers, except?

• to save Little Ann from the freezing river
• to help him cut down the "big tree"
• to thank God for saving his little dog
• to help him win the gold cup

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

All of the following are reasons Billy decides not to kill the ghost coon, except?

• the raccoon has a cry that reminds Billy of a baby
• the raccoon has tricked so many hunters and hounds
• the raccoon has lived a long time
• the raccoon has eyes that remind him of Little Ann

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What commotion causes a tragic death in the woods?

• the ghost coon jumps on the back of Old Dan
• the mountain lion threatens Rainie Pritchard
• Old Dan and Little Ann are fighting the Blue Tick Hound
• Rubin and Rainie Pritchard are fist-fighting with Billy

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the purpose of the biscuit story that Papa tells Grandfather at the campfire?

• to inform the reader of how smart Old Dan & Little Ann are
• to paint a picture of how close the Coleman family is
• to inform the reader of how poor the Colemans are
• to paint a picture of how close Old Dan & Little Ann are

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

All of the following are reasons that the red fern is significant or symbolic, except:

• the color of the fern
• the rarity of the fern
• the shape of the fern
• the legend behind it

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Papa do with the money that Billy's furs brought in?

• bought Mama a wardrobe of new clothes
• bought a new mule for the farm
• saved the money to start a college fund for Billy
• saved the money to move the family out of the Ozarks

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1