Red Fern Characterization chapters 4-6

How does Billy respond when Grandpa tells him he'll have to wait a week to get his dogs?

• Billy accepts this and realizes he'll just have to be patient a bit longer.

• Billy is determined to get his dogs so he makes the decision to go and get them himself.

• Billy shows his frustration and questions Grandpa about why he can't get them sooner.

• Billy is very saddened by this news and pouts for the whole week.

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PART A: Recall the scene where Billy is being beaten by the boys in town. The fighting stops and Billy realizes it's because the marshal has stepped in. After this Billy and the marshal spend some time together.

How does Billy change from the beginning of that encounter with the marshal to the end?

• Billy changes from angry to calm.

• Billy changes from curious to worried/concerned.

• Billy changes from thankful to delighted.

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PART B: What piece of evidence shows the change in Billy that you chose from the previous question?

Choose 1 answer!

• He (the marshal) helped me to my feet. His big hands started brushing the dust from my clothes.

• "Marshal," I said, "I wouldn't have fought them, but they pulled my pup's ears."

• I knew that the stories I had heard about marshals weren't trust. Never again would I be scared when I saw one.

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How does Billy respond when he hears a mountain lion close to the cave?

• He is angered by its presence and goes out to scare it away with a torch.

• He becomes very anxious and is unable to do anything other than cower in the back of the cave with his pups.

  
  

• He is scared by its presence, but is able to remain brave while working from inside the cave to scare it away.

• He is terrified by its presence and decides remaining quiet is the best way to get it to leave.

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Recall the how Billy feels about telling his mother and father the truth about where he's been. Then recall how his parents act when he comes home and confronts them.

• Billy changes from afraid to angry.

• Billy changes from worried to relieved.

• Billy changes from sad to joyful.

• Billy changes from lazy to hard-working.

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PART A: How would Billy respond when confronted with a dangerous situation?

• Billy would freeze up and would be unable to do anything.

• Billy would flee in fear from the dangerous situation.

• Billy would become very angry and let his anger drive his actions.

• Billy would acknowledge his fear, but would take action to deal with the danger.

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PART B: What piece of evidence supports the answer you chose for the previous question?

Choose 1 answer!

• My father had told me mountain lions were scared of fire. I started throwing on more wood.

• By sheer weight and numbers, they pulled me down. I managed to twist over on my stomach and buried my face in my arms.

• I hadn't worked two long hard years for my pups to have some freckly-face punk pull their ears.

• Although I had never heard one, I knew what it was. It was the scream of a mountain lion.

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Read this part of the story.

Although I had never been to town in my life, I knew what direction to take...I knew if I bore to the right I would find the railroad, and if I bore to the left I had the river to guide me.

• Billy is smart as shown by his knowledge of directions.

• Billy is careless as shown by his willingness to go on this trip alone.

• Billy is curious as shown by his desire to travel to a new town.

• Billy is confused as shown by his lack of knowledge of the river and railroad.

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