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Where the Red Fern Grows

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gift did Billy's dad give him to take his mind off of wanting hounds?

a)

Pair of Mittens

b)

Three Steel Traps

c)

Horse

d)

Pick Ax

2.

What illness is Billy infected by?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Strep Throat

c)

Pink Eye

d)

Puppy Love

3.

Where does Billy put all his earned money?

a)

Pillow Case

b)

K.C. Baking Powder Can

c)

Shoe

d)

Soda Pop Bottle

4.

In which magazine does Billy find the "Dogs for Sale" ad?

a)

Sportsman's Magazine

b)

American Girl

c)

National Geographic

d)

Highlights for Children

5.
Why do Mama and Papa want to move into town?
a)
So their children can get an education
b)
It is more modern and clean
c)
Dogs aren't aloud there
d)
Mama likes the people there
6.
How does Billy's father talk to him about hunting? 
a)
like he is frustrated with Billy
b)
like Billy is a little boy
c)
in a mean and harsh way 
d)
like Billy is a man
7.

Which of the hounds is smarter?

a)

Little Ann

b)

Old Dan

c)

Old Blue

d)

Old Yeller

8.

Which dog was guarding the tree all night to make sure the first coon didn't get away?

a)

Little Ann

b)

Old Dan

c)

Both

d)

Old Blue

9.
Who helps Billy build a scarecrow to trick the coon in the tree?
a)
His papa
b)
His mama
c)
His grandfather
d)
His sisters
10.

What bet does Billy and his Grandfather make with the Pritchard boys?

a)

Billy could not catch three coons in one night

b)

Billy couldn't chop down the Sycamore tree

c)

Billy's coonhounds couldn't tree the ghost coon

d)

Billy couldn't kill the ghost coon

11.

Old Dan gets into a fight with ________.

a)

Old Blue

b)

The ghost coon

c)

a skunk

d)

Whoever he feels like. After all, he is Old Dan!

12.

What happened to Rubin?

a)

He fell into the river

b)

He fell over the cliff

c)

He fell onto the ax

d)

He won the hunting championship

13.

What did Billy do to pay his respects to Rubin?

a)

He attended the funeral

b)

He wrote a letter to the Pritchards

c)

He put flowers on Rubin's grave

d)

Never used his axe again

14.

What happens when Billy finally corners the ghost coon in the old gatepost?

a)

The ghost coon disappears

b)

The dogs catch it after Billy cuts down the tree

c)

Billy decides that he is not going to kill the ghost coon

d)

He gets the money for winning the bet

15.
Why wouldn't Old Dan eat the corned-beef hash?
a)
It was old and smelled.
b)
Old Dan wasn't hungry
c)
They usually eat corn mush
d)
He waited until Lil Ann got her share
16.
What drink did Grandpa give Billy that made him feel like a man?
a)
Strawberry soda
b)
Coffee
c)
Tea
d)
Juice
17.
Who came to Billy after Papa fired the gun in the air?
a)
Old Dan
b)
the raccoon
c)
Grandpa
d)
Lil Ann
18.
Why were the men going to give up the championship hunt?
a)
There were no raccoons left!
b)
It was too foggy!
c)
There was a blizzard!
d)
The team wanted to go home!
19.
What happened to Grandpa during the hunt?
a)
He fell asleep.
b)
He went back to the campground.
c)
He missed grandma.
d)
He twisted his ankle and lost consciousness.
20.
Why does Billy regret pointing in Chapter 17?
a)
Because he broke his finger
b)
Because his dogs ran off into the blinding blizzard
c)
Because his team wanted to take a nap
d)
Because he poked his Papa in the eye
21.
Why does Billy faint?
a)
His papa told him about the accident
b)
The judge told him he lost
c)
The judge told him he won
d)
Mr. Kyle told him his dogs were frozen solid.
22.
What did Billy's dogs do to stay warm until dawn?
a)
snuggled together and took a nap
b)
ran around in the woods
c)
barked all night long
d)
circled the tree the raccoon was in repeatedly
23.
Who won the tournament?
a)
Mr. Kyle
b)
Billy
c)
Mr. Benson
d)
Dr. Latham
24.
Why didn't Billy want to have the engraving done immediately?  He said he would have his grandpa send it in.
a)
He wanted to show his sisters.
b)
He didn't want to lose it.
c)
He didn't want to cause any trouble.
d)
He was greedy!
25.
How did Mama respond when Papa handed her the box from the tournament?
a)
jumped with joy
b)
pale face and was silent
c)
cried big tears
d)
clapped and thanked everyone
26.
What does Billy think his parents want him to do, when he listened in on their private conversation?
a)
go to school
b)
help on the farm more
c)
help grandpa at the store
d)
buy more dogs
27.

Billy found ________________ on the graves of his coon dogs.

a)

a raccoon

b)

a patch of daises

c)

an oak tree sprouting

d)

a red fern

28.

How did Billy kill the mountain lion?

a)

He pushed it into the river.

b)

He hit the lion with his ax.

c)

He threw a lantern at the lion.

d)

He shot the mountain lion with a gun.

29.

What animal does Billy refer to as the "Devil cat of the Ozarks?"

a)

Sammie, the house cat

b)

Squirrel

c)

Mountain Lion

d)

Raccoon

30.

The beginning of the book has an old man who looks back on his childhood. What is the tool the author used to craft this novel?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

flashback

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