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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 do the dogs chase a raccoon to in Chapter 11?
(a) The river.
(b) Billy's family's home.
(c) Tahlequah.
(d) A tree.
2. How does the animal in Chapter 18 react to Old Dan's threat?
(a) It hides in the tree.
(b) It attacks Little Ann.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It attacks Old Dan.
3. What event at the beginning of Chapter 11 prevents Billy from hunting?
(a) Injuries to his dogs.
(b) The flu.
(c) A snow blizzard.
(d) The end of the hunting season.
4. What happens to Grandpa as the dogs chase their second raccoon?
(a) He is stricken by laughter.
(b) He is unable to keep up with the group.
(c) He falls into the river.
(d) He becomes ill.
5. What problem do the dogs face when the raccoon leads them to the river in Chapter 11?
(a) The river is frozen.
(b) The ice on the river is slippery.
(c) They lose the scent of the coon.
(d) The water is too cold to swim in.
Short Answer Questions
1. What surprises Billy's grandfather about Little Ann and Old Dan's relationship?
2. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
3. What happens to Grandpa while searching for Old Dan in the storm?
4. Where does the "ghost coon" ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
5. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Papa and Billy do upon returning home from the hunting competition? How does the family react?
2. What are the rules of the hunting competition?
3. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?
4. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?
5. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?
6. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.
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 exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.
10. Describe the legend of the red fern.
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