WorksheetsWhere the Red Fern Grows
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
How did Billy carry his dogs back home from the depot?
He used the box they came in.
He put them in a gunny sack.
They followed him home.
He pulled them in a wagon.
Why was Billy afraid of the town marshal at first?
Billy heard horror stories about town marshals.
The marshal's face looked mean.
The marshal had hurt other boys.
All of the above.
While Billy is in the cave, how does he scare away the mountain lion screaming in the distance.
He throws rocks at the big cat.
He tells the two hounds to attack the big cat.
He yells wildly until it leaves.
He starts a fire.
How did Billy get the names Little Ann and Old Dan for his dogs?
He knew friends by those names.
He saw these names in a magazine.
Their names were carved in a tree.
It was the names of his parents.
Why was Billy unsure that Grandpa’s trick to catch coons with nails and logs would work?
Billy thought Grandpa was playing tricks on him.
Billy doesn’t trust Grandpa at all.
Billy knew how to get a coon on his own.
Billy thought Grandpa was insane.
Where did Billy tree his first coon?
At the Pritchards' farm
In a hollow tree in the woods
In the tree he calls the “Big Tree”
In a small birch tree
Why was Mama afraid of Billy hunting?
Billy would be alone away from home.
Billy might get hurt.
Billy was too young to hunt.
All of these
What did the Marshal treat Billy with after he helped him get out of a fight?
candy
honey and bread
soda pop
steak and a biscuit
What happened to make the narrator remember a time when he was a boy?
It was a perfect day.
The neighbors were fighting.
He saw a dog fight.
He saw a picture in the window.
What is the main character's name?
Billy
Richard
Kate
Byron
What did the narrator do to stop the dog fight?
He barked and acted like a dog.
He called animal control.
He swung his coat around and shouted.
He jumped in the middle of the pack and broke up the fight.
What did the narrator do to get the dog to come out of the bush?
Coaxed him out with treats
Nothing
Tied a rope around him and drug him out
Talked to him in a calming voice
What animal did Billy really want?
horses
cats
hound dogs
chickens
What did Billy use to hold his money?
A K.C. Baking Powder can
His piggy bank
His wallet
An old shoebox
How did Billy get to the city?
on foot
in a covered wagon
in a car
on his bike
Who is Sammie?
the family dog
the family cat
Billy's sister
Billy's grandma
What did Billy's grandpa make so the raccoon would stay in the tree overnight?
a scarecrow
a trap
a roller coaster
a model of a dog
Who are the Pritchard boys?
Robin and Stormie
Richard and Ryan
Rubin and Rainie
Robert and River
What is the nickname the boys gave to the raccoon in chapter 12?
Zombie Coon
Ghost Coon
Giant Coon
Willie Ringtail
What do the other hunters tease billy about at his grandfather's store?
his clothes
his age
the size of his dogs
his poverty
In their bet with Billy, what did the Prichard boys wager?
their dogs
candy
$2
Why couldn't Billy step on the ice to help Little Ann?
The dog was too scared.
He wasn't wearing shoes.
The ice was too thin.
He didn't have his ice skates laced up all the way.
How did Rubin die?
He fell on an ax.
He fell through the ice and drowned.
He was struck by lightning.
He was mauled to death in a dog fight.
What were Rubin’s last words?
"Take it out of me."
"Help me, Mommy!"
"Lord, help me."
"I love you, Billy."
What is a ringtail?
a raccoon
a tree
a bird
a piece of jewelry
"Grandpa flew out of gear like a Model-T Ford," is an example of a
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
True or False - Grandpa was content with Rubin's death.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False - Lil' Ann was "gun shy."
TRUE
FALSE
At the end of the novel, why couldn’t Billy hear his dogs during the hunt?
There was a storm.
The dogs were mute.
Billy struggles with being deaf throughout the novel.
He is at home and his dogs are in the woods far away.
How did Grandpa fall and break his ankle?
He fell off the front porch.
Billy accidentally kicked him.
He slipped on icy rain and sleet.
He got bit while fighting a coon.
What did Billy win for winning the coon hunting contest?
a trophy and lots of money
Cardinals season tickets
A medal and a lifetime supply of dog food
A Model-T Ford
What kind of plant grew between Old Dan and Lil' Ann's graves?
a lily
a red fern
red roses
a peach tree
Why did Billy's mom want to move into town?
They wanted to have rich neighbors to hang out with.
Their sewer was leaking and smelled really bad.
They would have fancier things.
Billy would have a better education.
How did Old Dan die?
He got run over by a car.
He got in a fight with a mountain lion.
He was accidentally shot while hunting.
He had a heart attack.
At the end of the novel, why did Lil' Ann die?
She was old.
She was fatally wounded.
Her owner was mean to her.
She didn't want to live without her companion, Old Dan.
