Where the Red Fern Grows - Chapters 13-14

At the start of chapter 13 Billy can tell there used to be a house in the fields. Who does Rubin say used to live in these lands?

• the Irish
• old brown bears
• Colonists
• Indians

Why does Billy eventually give up on hunting the ghost coon?

• his dogs have given up
• he knows Old Dan needs to catch the ghost coon along the river
• the ghost coon is too car up the tree to catch
• Rubin declares he has lost and demands the money

Where does Little Ann eventually find the ghost coon?

• in a tree in the middle of the field
• along a hole in a tree slanted in the river
• in a hollow gate post
• in a hole in the ground next to the barbed wire fence

As the group of hunters are about to catch the ghost coon, who comes and attacks Old Dan?

• a mountain lion
• a old coon
• a big blue tick hound
• a snarling beaver

Why doesn't Rubin give Billy his money back even though Billy's dogs have treed the ghost coon?

• Rubin thinks his old hound could have done a better job
• Rubin says Billy had to kill the ghost coon in order to win the bet
• Rubin's brother steal Billy's money and runs away into the forest
• Rubin says that Billy's grandfather is a crook and he's taking back the money he stole

What stops Rubin from using the ax on Billy's dogs?

• Rubin just can't bring himself to hurt an animal
• Billy tackles Rubin just as he's about to swing
• Rainie trips Rubin trying to get to the fighting dogs first
• Rubin trips over a stick that seemed to move by itself

Rubin remains laying on the ground. What does Billy discover after he examines him?

• Rubin has a scrape on his knee that really hurts
• Rubin is unconscious and can't talk
• Rubin has fallen on Billy's ax
• Rubin put Billy's money in his boot

How does Billy pay his respects to Rubin's grave?

• he says a prayer next to it
• he places a bouquet of flowers on the grave
• his dogs lay next to the grave and cry
• he buys Rubin's father a new coat and leaves it at their doorstep

At the start of chapter 14, Billy's grandfather wants to talk to him. What does Billy think his grandfather wants to talk about?

• Billy's dogs
• the ghost coon
• Rubin's death
• Billy's father being sick

What does Billy threaten will happen to Old Dan if he gets into a fight with another dog at his grandfather's shop?

• no more hunting for a year
• he's going to put him on a leash
• he's going to tie him up in the back yard
• he won't get any supper