Red Fern Chapters 16 and 17

Why did Grandpa ride in his buggy to a hunting spot?

• Grandpa wanted to move away from the territory that had already been hunted.

• Grandpa wanted to keep the number of coons they caught a secret from the other contestants.

• Grandpa wanted to hunt by the river bottoms.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the group lose sight of Little Ann and Old Dan?

• The dogs crossed the river.

• The dogs were running too fast to keep up with them.

• The group had to stop and look for Grandpa's glasses.

• The dogs went down a steep ledge which the humans were unable to go down.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The 410-gauge pistol that Papa carried was used for _____________.

• shooting large game

• scaring the coons

• killing the coons

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did Billy and his papa build a large fire?

• to cook a snack

• to dry off Grandpa's clothes

• to smoke the coon down from the tree

• to signal to the other hunters that they needed help

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The judge, Papa, and Billy kept laughing because ________________.

• Grandpa looked funny falling out of the tree

• Grandpa looked funny in his steaming long underwear

• Grandpa looked funny tripping and sliding down the steep bank

• Grandpa looked funny wearing his shoes on the wrong feet

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The coon had tricked Little Ann and Old Dan by ________________.

• swimming upstream

• hiding in a dug out

• jumping from the fence into the tree

• hiding in a burrow

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Little Ann and Old Dan chased the coon __________________.

• up in the mountains

• right through the camp

• down in the river bottoms

• out into an open field

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Billy and his dogs would be competing between ___________ other teams in the final round of the competition.

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 5

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The judge said, "Well, have you ever seen that? Look over there!"

Old Dan was standing perfectly still, with eyes closed and head hanging down. Little Ann was licking at his cut and bleeding ears.

"She always does that," I said.

This passage implies _____________.

• Little Ann was acting like a mother

• Dan was hurt too severely to continue hunting

• licking wounds helps them heal

• Old Dan and Little Ann have a unique relationship

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

How many coons came out of the rotten tree as the storm was starting to become stronger?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.A.1