Where the Red Fern Grows Ch.1-5

Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?

• Billy Colman

• Wilson Rawls

• Woodrow Wilson

• Jack London

What is the setting of the book?

• Ozark Mountains, 1930's

• Idaho Falls, ID

  1940's

• Arkansas, 1920's

• Moscow, PA

  2020's

What is a flashback?

• chapters/scenes set in an earlier time than the rest of the story

• a warning or indication of a future event

Which of the following BEST represents the tone of the story?

• humorous

• sarcastic

• suspenseful

• pessimistic

Billy's family is allowed to live on Cherokee land because ____.

• they applied for a permit from the government

• his mother has Cherokee blood

• they inherited the land from a neighbor

In Chapter 2, why can't Billy catch a raccoon?

• The coon is too smart.

• The trap was broken.

• Billy actually did catch a raccoon.

In Chapter 2, what makes Billy a nervous wreck at night?

• Billy cannot find their cat, Samie

• two dogs fighting

• the sound of a hound hunting

What does Billy find that changes his life?

• an old magazine advertising hounds for sale

• $50 to pay for his pups

• a K.C. Baking Powder Can

Billy's parents could not afford to buy him the breed of dog he wanted. What did Papa give Billy instead?

• raccoon pelts

• 3 small steel traps

• a Collie pup

How many sisters does Billy have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4