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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the age of ten, what does Billy desperately want to have?
2. How does Billy react in Chapter 6 when he discovers his mother's concern for his absence?
3. Which of the following words best characterizes Billy's reaction to the Tahlequah townspeople's comments about his appearance?
4. What is significant about what Billy finds at the campsite?
5. What does Billy's mother think has happened to him when he comes home yelling after visiting the traps in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the process Billy's grandfather teaches him for trapping raccoons.
2. Describe what happens after Billy sets up the raccoon traps along the river in Chapter 7.
3. Why is Billy so committed to cutting down the sycamore tree?
4. What concerns Mama about Billy's obsession with hunting?
5. What measures does Papa take in Chapter 2 to help Billy deal with his overwhelming desire for two puppies?
6. Describe how Little Ann outsmarts the raccoon in Chapter 8.
7. Describe Billy's travels from Oklahoma to Tahlequah.
8. How does Billy's grandfather help him at the beginning of Chapter 9?
9. Describe the actions Billy takes to earn enough money to purchase two hound puppies.
10. Compare and contrast Old Dan and Little Ann as they are described by Billy in Chapter 10.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the themes Where the Red Fern Grows address is man vs man. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
In Where the Red Fern Grows the author uses several recurrent symbols. Choose two of the following symbols (red fern, raccoons, the lantern, the ax, the abandoned campsite, the river) and
1) describe how the symbol is presented in the novel
2) discuss the significance and impact of the symbol on the plot and character development.
Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
In Where the Red Fern Grows the author presents viewpoints on the themes of man vs. nature and man vs. man. Discuss the role that each of these conflicts plays in the novel. Then discuss which the author thinks is more powerful. Support your ideas with specific examples from the novel.
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