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Where the Red Fern Grows Final Test

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the man break up the dog fight?
a)
He yelled and scolded the dogs
b)
He started swinging his coat
c)
He threw rocks into the middle of the fight
d)
He shook a stick at the dogs
2.
Why did the man feel the need to help the hurt dog?
a)
It reminded him of a dog he had as a boy
b)
It was his job as a dogcatcher
c)
He was kind and wanted to help
3.
Who is telling the story?
a)
Billy
b)
Grandpa
c)
A Coon Dog
d)
Papa
4.
What did Papa buy Billy so he wouldnt be sad about not getting the dogs?
a)
Candy
b)
Traps
c)
A bike
d)
Soda Pop
5.
What was the first animal Billy caught in his traps?
a)
a rat
b)
a squirrel
c)
a cat
d)
a skunk
6.
What event changed Billy's life?
a)
finding a knife stuck in the bark of a tree
b)
going camping with his grandpa
c)
finding a sports magazine 
d)
going fishing at Shannon Ford
7.
Billy earned money doing all of the following EXCEPT..
a)
selling stuff to the fisherman
b)
collecting empty bottles for recyling
c)
picking berries to sell in his grandpa's store
d)
trapping furs in the winter
8.
Since the price of dogs went down since Billy found the ad, he actually ended up paying $______ for them. 
a)
$50
b)
$40
c)
$75
d)
$100
9.
How far did Billy have to walk to reach Tahlequah?
a)
7 miles
b)
32 miles
c)
15 miles
d)
10 miles
10.
Why did Billy stop by the school yard?
a)
to go on the swing
b)
to slide down the pipe
c)
to play with the children
d)
to let the dogs run 
11.
How did Billy get the dogs home?
a)
He carried them in a shipping crate
b)
He carried them in a gunny sack
c)
The pups followed Billy
12.
How did the townspeople treat Billy?
a)
They laughed at him
b)
They were amazed at him owning such fine hound dogs
c)
They were frightened by him because of his dirty appearance 
d)
They thought he would hurt them 
13.
Why did Billy get into a fight with the boys in town? 
a)
They made fun of his clothes
b)
They pulled the dog's ears
c)
They would not let him on the slide
d)
They kicked dirt at him
14.
How did the fight in town with the boys stop? 
a)
Billy passed out
b)
Billy ran away
c)
The marshal broke up the fight 
d)
The boy ran away from Billy 
15.
What did the marshal give Billy?
a)
A strawberry soda pop
b)
A bag of jawbreakers
c)
An old silver badge
d)
Some popcorn
16.
Where did Billy spend the night? 
a)
Under a large oak tree
b)
In a cave 
c)
At home
d)
On the banks of a river
17.
What woke up Billy in the middle of the night?
a)
A hooting owl
b)
The scream of a mountain lion
c)
A black bears growl
d)
The smell of a skunk
18.
Why does Papa say that the coonskin trap is "unsportsmanlike" 
a)
They weren't built right
b)
They won't catch a coon
c)
It hurts the coons too much 
d)
The coons don't stand a fair chance
19.
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
20.
In what kind of tree do the dogs catch their first coon?
a)
A birch 
b)
A palm tree
c)
A sycamore
d)
An oak
21.
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
22.
What promise does Billy make to his dogs when they are finally ready to go coon hunting? 
a)
He promises them new collars 
b)
He promises to kill the coon
c)
He promises them a special treat
d)
He promises them a new dog house
23.
What does Little Ann fall into when she almost died? 
a)
A muskrat den
b)
A swamp
c)
A hollow log
d)
A freezing stream
24.
Which of the hounds is smarter?
a)
Little Ann
b)
Old Dan
25.
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
26.
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
27.
What does Mama make Billy with his first coonskin hide?
a)
A bag
b)
A cap
c)
Two dog collars
d)
A blanket
28.
Who gets the money from the coonskins?
a)
Mama
b)
Papa
c)
Billy
d)
Grandfather
29.
Coonskin prices went up in the New England states.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Papa lets Billy out of his chores so he can go hunt more. 
a)
True 
b)
False
31.
Billy's Papa helped him rescued Old Dan from the muskrat hole.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Papa wanted Billy to go to his Grandfather's store so he could ___________. 
a)
Chop up wood
b)
Take the corn to be milled
c)
Clear the barn
d)
Help out at the store
33.
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
34.
Why was the racoon called the ghost coon?
a)
The coon made a howling sound like a ghost
b)
The coon was white, the color of a ghost
c)
The coon always seemed to disappear
35.
How was the ghost coon able to hide from so many hunters?
a)
He dropped down into a hollow fence post
b)
He climbed from the oak tree to the maple tree then down to the ground
c)
He could swim the river
36.
Old Dan gets into a fight with ________.
a)
Old Blue 
b)
The ghost coon
c)
a skunk
37.
What happened to Rubin?
a)
He fell into the river
b)
He fell over the cliff
c)
He fell onto the ax
38.
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
39.
Why did Grandpa feel that the accident was his fault?
a)
He gave Billy the ax
b)
He wished something bad to happen to the Pritchards 
c)
He called the bet and gave Billy the $2
40.
Billy, Grandpa, and Billy were leaving town to _________. 
a)
buy Mama a house in town
b)
to go to town to sell furs
c)
to attend the Championship Coon hunt
41.
Grandpa, Papa, and Billy traveled in _______. 
a)
a train
b)
a buggy 
c)
oa mule
42.
The Pritchard boys are _______________. 
a)
kind and caring
b)
always looking for trouble 
c)
clean and well kept
43.
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 
44.
How does the hunt for the ghost coon end?
a)
Rubin tries to kill Billy's dogs but falls and trips on the ax he is carrying
b)
Billy gets the coon and the money 
c)
The Pritchard boys steal the money and run home
45.
What are Billy's feelings after Rubin's death? 
a)
He doesn't care because Rubin was so mean
b)
He feels badly
c)
He doesn't really have a feeling towards it
46.
Where did the boys camp on the way to the tournament?
a)
Creekside Estates
b)
Big Bird Creek
c)
Bluebird Creek
d)
Ozark Mountains
47.
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
48.
What drink did Grandpa give Billy that made him feel like a man?
a)
Strawberry soda
b)
Coffee
c)
Tea
d)
Juice
49.
What is the superstition about screech owls?
a)
1 owl = bad luck
b)
2 owls = bad luck
c)
3 owls= bad luck
d)
4 owls = good luck
50.
What night did Billy draw to hunt in the tournament?
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
2nd
d)
4th
51.
Who fell into the water during the hunt?
a)
Grandpa
b)
Papa
c)
Billy
d)
The judge
52.
How many coonskins did Billy hand over to the judge on his night of hunting?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
53.
Why were there a commotion at the campground?
a)
dogs were fighting
b)
Lil Ann won the beauty contest
c)
Someone stole some money
d)
Lil Ann and Old Dan chased a coon thru the campground
54.
What did Grandpa catch in the river?
a)
a trout
b)
a raccoon
c)
a cold
d)
Old Dan
55.
What location did Billy want to hunt at for the championship?
a)
The river
b)
The swamp
c)
Miles away from camp
d)
He lost and can't compete
56.
Whose head did the raccoon climb on in the river?
a)
Billy
b)
Grandpa
c)
Old Dan
d)
Lil Ann
57.
"If my head had gotten any bigger, I know it would have burst.  This sentence is an example of:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
58.
"I decided to just grab the bull by the horns." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
59.
"I walked as straight as canebrake cane." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Proverb
d)
Simile
60.
"I could feel the cold fingers of doubt squeezing my heart." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Alliteration
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Simile
61.
"He walked like a king."  "As graceful as any queen, with her head held high in the air"  Both sentences are examples of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
62.
"His deep voice hammered its way up through the river bottoms." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Idiom
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
63.
"We caught a glimpse of Little Ann as she darted across an opening that was bathed in moonlight." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
64.
"She was as silent as a ghost and as quick as a flitting shadow." This sentence is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Smile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Met a 4
65.
Grandpa was a grasshopper, hopping here and there. This sentence is an example of:
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
66.
What did the dogs (Ann and Dan) do that surprised the judge after they caught a raccoon?
a)
licked each others' wounds
b)
waited for Billy
c)
took a nap
d)
already found another coon
67.
What was grandpa upset with Billy about?
a)
Billy doesn't feed his dogs the right food.
b)
Billy doesn't cheer his dogs immediately
c)
Billy called Grandpa out on telling tall tales about his dogs
d)
Billy used his Grandpa's comb to brush Lil Ann
68.

Explain how Billy got Little Ann to come to him in the raging blizzard.

a)

Little Ann followed the sound of Papa’s gun and worked her way back to Billy

b)

Little Ann wandered around until she caught Billy’s scent

c)

Little Ann stayed put and Billy found her

69.

When Grandpa tripped and fell, who found him?

a)

Old Dan

b)

Billy

c)

Little Ann

70.

What kind of injury did Grandpa have?

a)

Broken arm

b)

His head was gashed open

c)

A sprained or broken leg

71.

Why did Billy’s dogs take off into the storm again?

a)

To get help for Grandpa

b)

To find the third raccoon

c)

Billy got mad at them and told them to go

72.

How did Mr. Kyle explain Little Ann and Old Dan’s determination to stay with the treed raccoon during the awful storm?

a)

To prove they were the best

b)

He said some people thought it was loyalty, but he thought it was the deepest kind of love

c)

They were too tired to walk back to camp

73.

How much money was in the jackpot that Billy and his dogs won?

a)

$150

b)

$300

c)

$1,000

74.

Based on bits of conversation he overheard, what conclusion did Billy reach about his parents’ strange behavior?

a)

They were moving right away

b)

They found out they were having twins

c)

They wanted him to take care of Grandpa

75.

Explain how Old Dan and Little Ann saved Billy’s life during their last night of hunting.

a)

They found a mountain lion, Old Dan and Little Ann fought off and killed the lion to protect Billy

b)

They found a bear, Billy fought off the bear to protect Old Dan and Little Ann

76.

What terrible injury caused Old Dan’s death?

a)

The mountain lion had ripped out his belly

b)

Billy accidently shot Old Dan

c)

Old Dan ran after the mountain lion and never returned

77.

Describe how Little Ann reacted to Old Dan’s death.

a)

She lost her will to live; Billy found her dead on Old Dan’s grave

b)

She was so happy she jumped around all the time

c)

She was so sad that she refused to eat and had to sleep in Billy's room

78.

What was Papa’s explanation as to why both of Billy’s dogs died?

a)

Only good people have heart ache

b)

It is just a part of life and Billy needs to “man up”

c)

They didn’t want to leave the dogs behind and God didn’t want the family to be split up

79.

When Billy and his family packed up to leave the Ozarks the next spring, what did he notice about his family, especially his parents?

a)

They looked tired and worn

b)

They were happy and Papa no longer looked tired

c)

They were so excited they almost forgot to shut the door to the house

80.

What did Billy find when he went to say good-bye to his dogs?

a)

The dogs' graves flooded

b)

Empty holes - the dogs had been dug up

c)

A red fern on the dogs' graves

81.

Why did this discovery make him stop hurting?

a)

It symbolizes sacred ground

b)

He realized his dogs were in a better place

c)

He never stopped hurting

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