3. How does the group find Old Dan in Chapter 17?
(a) They follow the coon.
(b) They hear him baying.
(c) They call to him.
(d) Little Ann leads them to him.

4. Why does Billy pay the Pritchard boys $2?
(a) He believes he has lost the bet since the dogs seem to have given up finding the "ghost coon".
(b) He owed them for supplies purchased for hunting.
(c) His grandfather instructed him to pay the boys regardless of the outcome of the bet.
(d) He believes his dogs have failed him.

5. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?
(a) A red fern growing up between them.
(b) A sycamore tree growing up between them.
(c) A grave marker made by his father.
(d) The old KC Baking Powder can.

6. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?
(a) He is visiting his grandfather.
(b) He is dropping off pelts to be sold at the store.
(c) He is purchasing hunting supplies.
(d) He is getting a sack of corn milled for his mother.

7. Where do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?
(a) Billy's family's home.
(b) A tree.
(c) The river.
(d) Tahlequah.

8. Who lays next to Old Dan's dead body before it is buried?
(a) Billy.
(b) Billy and Little Ann.
(c) Little Ann.
(d) Billy's sisters.

9. Where does Little Ann find the "ghost coon" after Billy believes the bet is over?
(a) In a hollowed out gatepost.
(b) Down near the river.
(c) In a hollowed out tree.
(d) In the ghost tree.

10. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
(a) The ice on the river is slippery.
(b) The river is frozen.
(c) The water is too cold to swim in.
(d) They lose the scent of the coon.

11. What does Billy's mother suggest will make him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Praying to God.
(c) Remembering the good times he had with the dogs.
(d) Getting new dogs.

12. What amazes the other hunters about Old Dan and Little Ann's actions after chasing the raccoon through the river?
(a) They are able to swim even though they are small.
(b) They do not lose the scent of the raccoon when he goes in the water.
(c) They tend to each others' wounds before continuing to hunt.
(d) They are not tired from swimming.

13. When did Billy return to the Ozarks to visit the dogs' graves?
(a) Once before his death.
(b) Never.
(c) Weekly after the family moved into town.
(d) Shortly before he moved out of the state.

14. Which night does Billy draw to hunt in the contest?
(a) The third night.
(b) The first night.
(c) The fourth night.
(d) The last night.

15. What does Billy discover when he climbs the ghost tree in Chapter 13?
(a) The raccoon is treed in it.
(b) The tree is still blooming.
(c) The raccoon is not there.
(d) The raccoon was never there.