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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Grandpa give Billy in Chapter 15 that marks him as an adult?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) Money.
(c) A gun.
(d) Alcohol.
2. Who does Billy's grandfather hold partly responsible for Rubin's death?
(a) Rubin.
(b) Billy.
(c) Himself.
(d) The "ghost coon".
3. Where does Billy bury the dogs when they die?
(a) Under a sycamore tree.
(b) At the base of a red oak tree.
(c) Next to the family's cabin.
(d) Near the river.
4. What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die?
(a) The home the family is buying in town.
(b) A grave marker he made for the dogs.
(c) The money he earned through hunting.
(d) A new puppy.
5. Where does Little Ann die?
(a) On the hill where the mountain lion attacked.
(b) On Old Dan's grave.
(c) At Billy's home.
(d) In the woods.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the significance of the red fern?
2. When did Billy return to the Ozarks to visit the dogs' graves?
3. How is Rubin Pritchard killed?
4. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
5. Why does Billy visit his grandfather's store on the day he encounters the Pritchard boys?
Short Essay Questions
1. Years after leaving the Ozarks, what does Billy imagine he would find if he should ever visit the dogs' graves?
2. Why does Rainie Pritchard suggest that Billy should accept that his dogs cannot catch the "ghost coon"?
3. Describe how Billy's dogs catch the three raccoons that put him in the running for the gold cup.
4. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?
5. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?
6. Describe the exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.
7. What warnings do Billy's father and grandfather give him about hunting in bad weather?
8. Describe Billy's thoughts as he travels from his grandfather's store to his family's home after finding out about the hunting competition.
9. Describe the legend of the red fern.
10. How does Papa believe the family's prayers have been answered in Chapter 19?
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