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Where the Red Fern Grows End of Novel Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what state does this story take place?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Virginia

c)

Ohio

d)

Alabama

2.

Who writes to the dog kennels asking about hounds for sale?

a)

Billy's Mother

b)

Billy's Father

c)

Billy's Sisters

d)

Billy's Grandfather

3.

Which mountains are mentioned in the story?

a)

Ozark

b)

Himalayas

c)

Andes

d)

Rocky

4.

How much money does one dog in the ad cost?

a)

$15.00

b)

$100.00

c)

$25.00

d)

$75.00

5.

What genre is Where the Red Fern Grows?

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Fantasy

6.

What point of view is Where the Red Fern Grows narrated from?

a)

1st person (character tells the story)

b)

3rd Person (narrator tells the story)

7.

What was significant about the K.C. Baking Powder can?

a)

It was a good memory

b)

It's what Billy used to save up his money

c)

It was his father's

d)

It was his grandpa's

8.

Why wouldn't Billy's parents buy him dogs?

a)

They were too far away.

b)

They were too expensive.

c)

They didn't like dogs.

d)

They got him traps instead.

9.
How long did it take Billy to earn enough money to buy the two hounds?
a)
6 months
b)
1 year
c)
2 years
d)
3 years
10.

Chapters 1-4 begins the story of Where the Red Fern Grows. In these chapters we meet the main characters and get to know the setting, What part of the PLOT DIAGRAM does this occur?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

11.
What did Billy find in the campground that would change his life?
a)
A baking soda can
b)
Two puppies
c)
An advertisement for hound dogs
d)
a large raccoon
12.

How does Billy respond when Grandpa tells him he'll have to wait a week to get his dogs?

a)

Billy accepts this and realizes he'll just have to be patient a bit longer.

b)

Billy shows his frustration and questions Grandpa about why he can't get them sooner.

c)

Billy is determined to get his dogs so he makes the decision to go and get them himself.

d)

Billy is very saddened by this news and stops eating.

13.

Which of the hounds is smarter?

a)

Little Ann

b)

Old Dan

c)

They are equally smart

d)

Neither one of them is smart.

14.

Where did Billy get the idea for naming his pups?

a)

The names were in the magazine where he first learned about the dogs.

b)

The names were carved on a tree.

c)

The names were in a song his mother sang.

d)

The names came to him in a dream.

15.

The protagonist of the story is...

a)

Old Dan

b)

Little Ann

c)

Billy

d)

Grandpa

16.

Which character trait does NOT describe Billy well?

a)

faithful

b)

determined

c)

lazy

d)

courageous

17.

Why is the fact that Old Dan and Little Ann are so different in character a significant detail to keep in mind?

a)

It foreshadows that these dogs will not work well together.

b)

It supports the idea that Billy prefers one dog over the other.

c)

It explains why they become such a successful hunting pair, since they have different strengths.

d)

The fact that they have different character traits isn't important at all.

18.

Old Dan got stuck in a what while hunting?

Hint: Billy had to dig him out.

a)

possum hole

b)

skunk hole

c)

snake hole

d)

muskrat hole

19.

Why does Old Dan stop chasing the coon during the first snow storm?

a)

He gets tired.

b)

Little Ann already caught it.

c)

Little Ann falls in the cold river.

d)

Little Ann stayed indoors .

20.

What does Billy use to save Little Ann?

a)

His Axe

b)

His coonskin cap

c)

His lantern

d)

His dog Old Dan

21.
What did Billy's parents tell him they wanted to do someday?
a)
Take over the farm to earn more money.
b)
Own more land so he could hunt coons.
c)
Move to the town for an education and to meet more people.
d)
Move closer to the river bottoms so he wouldn't have to go far to hunt.
22.
Who encourages Billy to make the bet with the Pritchard boys?
a)
Billy’s grandfather
b)
Billy’s father
c)
Billy’s mother
d)
Billy’s dogs
23.
Why was it so important to Billy to cut down the large sycamore tree that his dogs had chased the raccoon to?
a)

He made a promise to his dogs and didn't want to let them down.

b)
He didn't want to let his grandpa down.
c)
He needed the money from the raccoon hide.
d)
Billy wanted to let everyone know that he could cut down that large tree.
24.
How does Billy train the dogs to be good coon hunters?
a)
He sends them to dog hunting school.
b)
His grandfather trains them for him.
c)
Billy uses a coon's skin to train them.
d)
Billy uses a special call to train the dogs.
25.
Billy has chopped on the tree for a day. Finally, when he can no longer chop he prays to God for some help. What does God do to help Billy?
a)
1. a great wind blows the coon out of the tree
b)
2. a great wind breaks the branch where the coon is sitting
c)
3. a great wind blows the Sycamore Tree down
26.

What do the Pritchard brothers think that Billy can't catch?

a)

Old Blue

b)

The Ghost Coon

c)

A mountain lion

d)

A cold

27.

Who falls on an axe and dies?

a)

Rainie

b)

Grandpa

c)

Rubin

d)

Billy

28.

When Billy finds a magazine with an advertisement for dogs for sale. is an example of the Plot Diagram?

a)

Climax

b)

Incident Inciting

c)

Resolution

d)

Falling Action

29.

In chapter 19 after Billy’s mom tries to care for Old Dan’s wounds, he dies. Little Ann becomes so depressed, she gives up the will to live. What part of the Plot Diagram can we find this event?

a)

Resolution

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

30.

While out hunting, the dogs treed a mountain lion and Old Dan challenges it. During the fight Billy falls and is almost killed by the lion, but Old Dan and Little Ann jump  in front of the lion to save Billy. What part of the story is this event?

a)

Inciting Incident

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Climax

31.

Which of these is a theme in the novel?

a)

Don't ever give up on your dreams.

b)

We are always show deep loyalty towards the ones we love.

c)

Hard work always pays off.

d)

It is important to do things for yourself.

32.

The following line is an example of what form of figurative language: "Every boy in the country but me had a good hound or two."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

33.

The following line is an example of what form of figurative language: "They were as brown as dead sycamore leaves."

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

34.

The following line is an example of what form of figurative language: "There must have been at least a thousand kids going to school there."

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

35.

The following line is an example of what form of figurative language: "I heard the old car as it snorted."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

36.

What does the title Where the Red Fern Grows represent?

a)

The title refers to a plant that Billy's family would grow on his farm.

b)

The title represents the main character's home in the Ozarks.

c)

The title represents a Native American tribe that lived in Oklahoma.

d)
The title represents growth, love, and the enduring bond between the main character and his dogs.