Where the Red Fern Grows

When Billy told his dad that he only wanted one dog, why was there hurt in his father's eyes?

• His dad was hurt by Billy's selfishness.
• Billy's dad was hurt that Billy wouldn't earn the money himself.
• His dad wanted to get Billy his dogs but didn't have the money.
• Billy's dad had hurt himself farming that day.

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Instead of dogs what did Billy's dad get him instead?

• Mule
• Sammy the cat
• An advertisement for dogs
• steel traps

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What did Billy find in the campground that would change his life?

• A baking soda can
• Two puppies
• An advertisement for hound dogs
• a large raccoon

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Why did Billy walk to town to get his dogs?

• The mail couldn't deliver his dogs.
• Grandpa told him to go get them.
• He was afraid someone else would take them.
• He could not wait any longer to get his dogs.

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Why did people in town stare at Billy and his dogs?

• They never saw a boy from the Ozark Mountains.
• A boy with two dogs in a sack was not something they saw often.
• They didn't like outsiders.
• They never saw a child before.

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How did Billy catch his first raccoon?

• With his steel traps.
• With a trap his dad showed him how to make.
• With his dogs
• With a trap his grandpa showed him how to make.

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Why was it so important to Billy to cut down the large sycamore tree that his dogs had chased the raccoon to?

• He didn't want to let his dogs down.
• He didn't want to let his grandpa down.
• He needed the money from the raccoon hide.
• Billy wanted to let everyone know that he could cut down that large tree.

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How did Billy decide on the names “Dan” and “Ann”, for his dogs?

• He decided the names because he found "Dan" and "Ann" carved into a sycamore tree 
• His parents told him to 
• A cashier told him to in town
• He just liked the names

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How do Billy's parents react to his desire to hunt?

• His father thinks he is ready but his mother is worried.
• Both parents are worried but Billy goes against their wishes.
• His father is worried and asks Billy's grandfather to talk the boy out of it.
• Both his father and mother think that it is a great idea.

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How does Billy train the dogs to be good coon hunters?

• He sends them to dog hunting school.
• His grandfather trains them for him.
• Billy uses a coon's skin to train them.
• Billy uses a special call to train the dogs.

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