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WorksheetsWhere the Red Fern grows Chapter 1-8
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Why did the man feel the need to help the dog?
It reminded him of a dog from his childhood.
It was his job as dogcatcher.
He is kind and wanted to help.
He is the dog's owner.
Who is telling the story?
Grandpa
Papa
Billy
A dog
What does Papa buy Billy so he wouldn't be sad about not getting the dogs?
Candy
Traps
Bike
Soda pop
Since the price went down from the original $50, how much did Billy end up spending on the hunting dogs?
$25
$35
$40
$55
Who helps Billy order the hunting dogs?
Papa
His sister
His church
Grandpa
What is the setting of the novel?
Cherokee Reservation
Ozark Mountains
Sycamore Swamp
Talequah
Why did Billy walk to town to get his dogs?
His family made him walk.
He couldn't wait any longer.
He had an appointment.
The mail didn't travel to his house.
In what state does the story take place?
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Oklahoma
How was Grandpa's trap able to capture a raccoon?
because raccoons are too large for the trap
because the trap was complicated
because the raccoon was greedy
because the trap worked quickly
"By the time I had reached the river, every never in my body was drawn up as tight as a fiddle string." Identify the figurative language in this sentence.
metaphor
simile
personification
idiom
Which piece of text is the best example of personification?
"I kept the side of our smokehouse plastered with hides."
"I saw her when she passed me going up the bank, sniffing and searching for the trail."
"At first I was mad but one look at dancing Little Ann and all was forgiven."
"The first half hour was torture. At each swing of the ax my arms felt like they were being torn from their sockets."
Which dog is larger, more aggressive, and unpredictable?
Old Dan
Little Ann
In chapter 7, Billy needs a raccoon skin to do what?
make himself a raccoon skin cap
train his dogs to hunt
prove that he is a good hunter
sell them to Grandpa for money
How did Mama feel about Billy going hunting?
worried
excited
proud
ecstatic
Why do Mama and Papa want to move to town?
so their children can get an education
it is a more modern and clean place
dogs aren't allowed there
mama likes the fashion there
Why does Papa say that Grandpa's raccoon trap is "unsportsmanlike"?
they weren't built right
they won't catch a raccoon
it hurts the raccoons too much
the raccoons don't have a chance
Where did Billy get the idea for his dogs' names?
a tree
his head
his sisters
his father
Who is "Old Mister Ringtail"?
Billy
Billy's Grandpa
The elusive raccoons
The dog from Chapter 1
What did the main character keep catching in his traps in Ch. 2?
cat
bird
squirrel
little sister
Chapters 2 takes place in the past when the main character is a boy. This technique of starting in present time and going to back to the past is:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Irony
Theme
When the author stated that Billy was suffering from “puppy love”, what did he mean?
Billy was in love with a girl in his class.
Billy wanted to have a girlfriend.
Billy wanted a dog to keep in the house.
Billy wanted his own hunting dogs.
Billy wanted two hunting dogs so badly that he:
started losing weight and his parents worried
stole a farmer's hog and sold it for the cash
threw tantrums and cried continually
borrowed money from his sister and his friends
Why couldn't the boy have what he wanted?
His parents were too poor and they couldn't afford it.
It was against his parents' religious beliefs.
His parents didn't want to spoil him by giving him everything he asked for.
His mother thought he was too young to have the object he wanted.
