Where the Red Fern Grows, Chapter 13

Explain how the "ghost coon" was able to escape so many hounds and hunters for so long?

• The coon ran out the long limb and it hung directly over the gate post. the coon dropped a good twelve feet from the branch to the top of the gatepost and the post was hollow. So it made a perfect hiding place.

• the coon jump in the water and then swam upstream for 100 feet and then showed himself

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What finally caused Billy to pay off the bet

• The dogs could tree the coon.

• The dogs gave up and went to sleep

• He never saw the coon in the tree and the dogs had stopped bawling.

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What caused Billy to feel the bet was still on?

• A wind started and Ann caught the scent.

• The Raine boys dog treed the coon

• They saw some rattling up in the tree.

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Why did Billy decide not to kill the ghost coon

• because the Pritchart boys liked the ghost coon

• Because the coon had tricked so many before and had lived a long time, Billy didn't think it was right to kill it.

• because it was beautiful and Billy liked it.

• he did kill the ghost coon

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For what did Billy ask Rubin to return?

• The five dollars

• The ten dollars

• The two dollars

• The tobacco

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What did Billy say to keep Rubin from fighting, and how did Rubin react to that

• Rubin bloodied his nose.

• Billy reminded Rubin of Grandpa's promise to have him jailed. Rubin then pushed Billy down and pinned him to the ground.

• Rubin fell on the ax and died

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What caused Rubin to release Billy

• Blue was winning the dog fight

• Dan and Ann were beating up Old Blue.

• It was a tied dog fight

• Neither dog was winning

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How did Billy feel about the ghost coon as he left the scene (Select all that apply)

• He felt bad he didn't kill the coon

• He loved it

• He felt no hatred

• He didn't feel sorry for it

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What did Billy do when he got home

• He went to sleep and would tell his parents in the morning

• He woke his mother and father and told them the entire story.

• He would not tell his parents

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Who did Billy's father need to get before going to the scene, and why

• Grandpa because he has the only authority to move a body.

• Rainie's parents because Rubin had died

• go to get Old Dan and Little Ann

• go to get Billy's little sisters a babysitter.

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