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WorksheetsWTRFG Chapters 8-14
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How did Billy's parents feel about his hunting?
They both approved wholeheartedly. They said it was the way of the mountain folk and they were proud of him for carrying on the tradition.
His mother strongly disapproved and wanted him to stop. HIs father told his mother that he was the head of the family and would make the decision. He said it was fine.
His parents both disapproved but his grandfather convinced them to let him try it. He said Billy would get bored after a week or so and stop hunting.
His mother was worried but felt she could not stop him because of all he had done to get the dogs. His father thought it was fine because he was getting to be a man.
How old was Billy when he went coon hunting for the first time?
He was ten.
He was thirteen.
He was sixteen.
He was twelve.
Where did the hounds tree their first coon?
They treed it in the largest sycamore on the bottoms.
They treed it in his mother's favorite shade tree near the house.
They treed it in an oak tree across the river where he couldn't go and get it.
They treed it on another farmer's property and he would not let them on to get it.
Billy refused to pay up on his bet. He said the Pritchards had made up the story about the coon to get his money.
True
False
What happened to the first coon hide?
Mama made a coonskin cap for Billy.
Billy gave it to his mother to make a fur collar for her coat.
Billy gave it to his sisters to use as a doll blanket.
Grandpa took it and hung it up in the store.
What was the bet Billy's grandfather made with the Pritchard boys?
He bet five dollars that Billy and his hounds could kill more coons in one night than they could with their hound.
He bet two dollars that Billy's hounds could tree a certain old coon.
He bet three dollars that Old Dan and Little Ann could follow a trail longer than the Pritchard boys' dogs could.
He bet four dollars that Billy's hounds could tree a coon faster than the Pritchard boys' hounds could.
What happened to Rubin?
The coon bit him and he later died of rabies.
He tripped on a small stick, fell on the ax blade, and died.
He accidentally killed his dog during the fight.
He fell into the river and drowned. Billy didn't know Rubin could not swim.
What did Billy do to show his sorrow for the incident?
He named the coon after Rubin.
He planted a red fern near where the accident happened.
He took four coon skins to the Pritchard family.
He put flowers on the grave.
What news did Billy's grandfather tell him a few days after the accident?
He told Billy the coats being made from Billy's skins were selling very well. He had been invited to St. Louis to meet the man who bought all of his coon skins.
He told Billy the kennel in Kentucky had invited him to bring the dogs back for a dog show.
He told Billy he was traveling to Talequah for supplies. He wanted Billy to go with him.
He told Billy he had entered Old Dan and Little Ann in a championship coon hunting contest.
Who went on the trip?
Grandpa, Papa, Billy, and the dogs went
Only Grandpa and Billy went
Only Billy and the dogs went
Papa, Billy, and the dogs went
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