Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 1-13

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

How did Billy pay his respects to Rubin?

• He went and visited his parents

• He put flowers on Rubin’s grave

• He went to the funeral service

Where did Billy and his pups stay when travelling home from Tahlequah?

• depot station

• cave in the Sparrow Hawk Mountains

• marshal's house

• a bed-and-breakfast in town

Where did Billy find the inspiration to name his dogs?

• his grandpa gave him the idea

• he met a couple in Tahlequah named Ann and Dan

• names were carved in an old sycamore tree

True or False: Raccoons will wash their food before eating it.

• true

• false

Who showed Billy how to catch a coon using only a brace bit and a few nails.

• his father

• his grandfather

• the town's marshal

Why did Billy insist on receiving no help from others when cutting down the big Sycamore tree?

• His grandpa told Billy it was his responsibility.

• He wouldn't win the prize if he allowed someone else to help.

• Billy made a deal with his dogs, and he was going to keep it.

What was Grandpa's suggestion for keeping the coon in the tree while Billy went home for the night?

• build a scarecrow

• build a fence around the bottom of the tree

• have his dogs keep guard all night

How does the big Sycamore tree finally fall over?

• Billy's father tied a line to the tree, and pulled it down with the help of the family mule.

• God made it windy, and only the big Sycamore was affected by it.

• Billy continued chopping the tree while Old Dan and Little Ann pushed it.

What did the kids from town call Billy?

• Billy

• Hillbilly

• Billy Bob

• Loser