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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. Where does Billy's family move to in Chapter 19?
(a) A home closer to town.
(b) The city.
(c) Town.
(d) The Ozark Mountains.
2. How does the animal in Chapter 18 react to Old Dan's threat?
(a) It attacks Old Dan.
(b) It attacks Little Ann.
(c) It hides in the tree.
(d) It runs away.
3. Why does Billy end up sleeping under the wagon with his dogs in Chapter 16?
(a) He wants to comfort his tired dogs.
(b) He does not want to be away from them.
(c) His grandfather's snoring keeps him awake.
(d) His father's snoring keeps him awake.
4. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
(a) They only have to pay a registration fee.
(b) They must be seasoned hunters.
(c) They must be at least 18 years old.
(d) They need to have caught a certain number of raccoons.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home?
2. When did Billy return to the Ozarks to visit the dogs' graves?
3. What creature does Old Dan tree one day after the competition?
4. Who does Billy's grandfather hold partly responsible for Rubin's death?
5. What happens to Grandpa as the dogs chase their second raccoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?
2. Describe how Billy's dogs catch the first two raccoons of the final round of the hunting competition.
3. What does Billy notice about the other dogs in the hunting competition?
4. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?
5. Why doesn't Billy follow his dogs to the third raccoon in the final round of the hunting competition? What does he do instead?
6. What are the rules of the hunting competition?
7. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?
8. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.
9. Describe the role Old Blue plays in Chapter 13.
10. Describe the legend of the red fern.
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