Where the Red Fern Grows - Chapters 11-13

How many nights did the blizzard keep Billy from going hunting?

• 2

• 3

• 5

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When Billy’s dogs stopped baying, Billy eventually realized there was another sound missing. What was it?

• the campfire

• the river because it was frozen

• the Pritchard's dog

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Why couldn't Billy walk out over the ice to where Little Ann was trapped and pull her out of the water?

• He would fall in and be trapped himself

• He couldn't reach

• He didn't want to get hurt himself

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CCSS.RL.6.3

How did Billy get a look at Little Ann in the dark and fog?

• He didn't get a look at her

• He squinted his eyes and strained to see through the fog

• He put his lantern on a pole and held it over the river

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What event gave Billy the answer for rescuing Little Ann?

• Lightning struck a nearby tree which gave him the light he needed to see Little Ann

• He heard the lantern hook banging against the sockets

• The ice broke which gave way for Little Ann to swim to Billy

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CCSS.RL.6.3

How did Billy revive Little Ann's frozen body?

• He put her inside his coat and carried her home

• He pulled her out using the lantern hook then used the oil to build a fire to warm her up.

• Old Dan pulled her out and Billy started a fire

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.9A

What promise did Billy made to his lantern?

• To never use it again

• To keep it clean

• To throw it in the river

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Why didn't Billy tell Mama about Little Ann's close call?

• He knew she wouldn't let him hunt again

• He was scared of what his punishment would be

• He knew it would have scared her

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Describe Billy’s contact with the Pritchard brothers, prior to the day Grandpa got him involved in the bet.

• Billy thought they were “bad news”. They liked to drink whiskey.

• Billy thought they were “bad news”. They liked to make bets.

• Billy though they were “bad news”. They liked to torture animals.

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Why did folks refer to the animal the Pritchards talked about as the “ghost coon”?

• No one had ever seen it

• Its fur was white

• It would disappear

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