Where the Red Fern Grows - Chapters 7-9

After Billy gets his dog, what is the next big obstacle that he must overcome in order to teach his dogs to hunt?

• he needed to show them how to swim
• he needed to teach them about the area so they could hunt properly
• he needed a coon skin so he could show them the scent of a raccoon
• he needed to pull up the traps he put down so his dogs didn't go into them

Who does Billy go to in order to help him with his problem with training his dogs?

• his mother
• his father
• his grandfather
• the only hunter in the woods

A simile is a comparison of two things using like or as. What does Billy say his eyes are like as he listens to his grandfather to create a simile?

• shiny tin pieces
• wide silvery moons
• big golden saucers
• big hoot owl eyes

Why doesn't Billy believe that his grandfather's trap will work?

• the raccoon will only have to open its hand to escape
• the raccoon wouldn't be foolish enough to reach into the trap
• the holes won't be big enough for an animal's paw
• the log the trap is put into the would just fall apart

When does Billy stop setting up his traps down the river into the logs?

• after he feels like he has enough traps
• after he covered the whole river in traps
• after he accidentally hits his thumb with a hammer
• after he runs out of nails

According to Grandpa, why doesn't Billy catch a single coon with his traps?

• he left his scent all over the traps
• he didn't make the traps properly
• the coons are too smart and took the shiny objects without getting caught
• the coons were caught, but mountain lions ate them before Billy could get to them

After Billy comes running to the house, what does Billy's mama think happened to him? (hint: think about what she says to papa)

• that he caught a coon
• that there was a snake
• that there are hunters on their land
• that one of the sisters was hurt

Mama notices a spot of blood on Billy's shirt. Where has the blood come from?

• from Little Ann
• from the raccoon
• from Old Dan
• from a scratch on Billy's arm

Why does Billy's father want Billy to dismantle all of his traps along the river?

• the traps are dangerous to his sister
• the traps don't work and papa could use the nails
• Billy's dogs might get trapped in one of the traps
• the traps aren't sportsman like for hunting

At the first part of their training, what object were both dogs deeply afraid that they have to overcome to become good hunting dogs?

• the tall trees
• the water
• the raccoons
• other bigger dogs