Where the Red Fern Grows 7-8

What does Grandpa show Billy when he asks him how to catch a coon?

• a coonskin that attracts the animals
• a whistle that arouses the coon's curiousity
• a lantern that draws in bugs that coons like to eat
• a special kind of trap

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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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What promise does Billy make with Little Ann and Old Dan when they are finally ready to go coon hunting?

• He promises he will kill the coon if they will tree it.
• He promises them new collars if they tree a coon.
• He promises to take them to get a special treat if they tree a coon.
• He promises them a new dog house if they tree a coon.

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Which character trait of Billy's is developed in the chapter with the tree?

• weakness

• intelligence

• persistence

• honesty

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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