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Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls

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Where does Billy live?

(A) Oklahoma

(B) Arkansas

(D) Idaho

Billy's mother descends from what Native American tribe?

(A) Creek

(B) Chickasaw

(D) Cherokee

What is the inspiration for the dogs' names?

(A) A tree carving

(B) An old cartoon

(D) The Bible

What kind of can did Billy save his money in?

(A) An R.C. Cola can

(B) A Standard Oil can

(D) A K.C. Baking Powder can

How much money did Billy save?

(A) $50

(B) $200

(D) $25

Where does Billy go to pick up his hounds?

(A) Texas

(B) a coon-hunting contest

(D) Catoosa

What does the marshal give to Billy?

(A) Blackberry licorice

(B) A rifle

(D) A fat lip

At the beginning of the novel, what is Billy doing?

(A) Walking home from the office.

(B) Milking the cows.

(D) Churning butter.

Where does Billy sell his coonskins?

(A) At coon-hunting contests.

(B) On the main road.

(D) At his grandfather's store.

How many sisters does Billy have?

(A) 6

(B) 1

(D) 3

Who teaches Billy how to trap raccoons and how to make a scarecrow?

(A) the Pritchard boys

(B) Bentley

(D) Papa

Which of the Pritchard boys is the oldest?

(A) Samie

(B) Bentley

(D) Ruben

To win the bet with the Pritchard boys, what do Billy's hounds have to catch?

(A) the "feral coon"

(B) the "ghost coon"

(D) the "supine coon"

What kind of hounds are Old Dan and Little Ann?

(A) Bluetick

(B) Bloodhound

(D) Yellowtail

Which of the hounds is smarter?

(A) Billy

(B) Old Dan

(D) Grandfather

Into what does Little Ann fall?

(A) A muskrat den

(B) A swamp

(D) A freezing stream

What does Billy put on the Pritchard boy's grave?

(A) Fresh tulips

(B) A memorial stone

(D) A coonskin

Who enters Billy's hounds in the contest?

(A) Billy

(B) Mama

(D) Grandfather

What kind of contest does Little Ann win all by herself?

(A) A beauty contest

(B) A tracking contest

(D) A race

Why does the price of coonskins rise?

(A) There is a fad back east.

(B) They become endangered species.

(D) A plague kills most of the raccoon population.

How much is the contest jackpot?

(A) $40

(B) $200

(D) $500

What will the jackpot money be used for?

(A) New mules.

(B) To buy a home in Tahlequah.

(D) To save Grandfather's store.

How many coons do Old Dan and Little Ann catch on the night of the blizzard?

(A) 7

(B) 3

(D) 4

Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?

(A) Harper Lee

(B) Wilson Rawls

(D) Fred Gipson

How does Old Dan die?

(A) He grows old.

(B) He eats the poisonous red fern.

(D) He runs headlong into a thorn bush.

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