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Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 1 - 3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?

a)

Unknown

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Ray Bradbury

d)

Wilson Rawls

2.

What genre is Where the Red Fern Grows?

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Science Fiction

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Fantasy

3.

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)

4.

Which of the following are themes in Where the Red Fern Grows?

a)

Love

b)

Devotion

c)

Death

d)

All of the above

5.

Chapter 1 takes place in the ______ when the main character is a grown man.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Future

6.

Chapters 2 takes place in the ______ when the main character is a boy.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Future

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.

Who is "Old Mister Ringtail"?

a)

Billy

b)

Billy's Grandpa

c)

The elusive raccoons

d)

The dog from Chapter 1

10.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Kentucky

c)

Kansas

d)

Utah

11.

What did the main character keep catching in his traps in Ch. 2?

a)

cat

b)

bird

c)

squirrel

d)

little sister

12.
Which event changed Billy's life?
a)
finding a knife stuck in the bark of a sycamore tree
b)
going camping with his grandpa
c)
finding a sportsman's magazine
d)
going fishing at Shannon Ford
13.
Bill could earn money doing all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
selling stuff to the fisherman such as crawfish, minnows, and fresh vegetables
b)
collecting empty soda bottles for their deposit
c)
picking berries to sell in his grandpa's store
d)
trapping furs in the winter
14.
The two dogs would cost  ______________.
a)
$100.00
b)
$25.00
c)
$50.00
d)
$75.00
15.
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
16.
What was Grandpa's reaction to Billy saving all the money?
a)
amazed and teary eyed
b)
angry, it was a waste of money
c)
sad, knowing the dogs would cost more after two years
17.
After eating a few pieces of candy, Billy ______________.
a)
told his mom to keep the rest safe for him.
b)
hid the rest of the bag of candy in the K.C. Baking Powder can.
c)
put the rest of the candy in his pillow case.
d)
gave the rest of the candy to his sisters.