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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. What surprises Billy's grandfather about Little Ann and Old Dan's relationship?
2. How is Rubin Pritchard killed?
3. Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back?
4. How does Rainie Pritchard characterize Billy's grandfather?
5. What does Papa believe would have prevented Billy from moving with the family at the end of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?
2. Describe the exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.
3. How does Papa believe the family's prayers have been answered in Chapter 19?
4. Why does Rainie Pritchard suggest that Billy should accept that his dogs cannot catch the "ghost coon"?
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. Describe the struggle between Billy's dogs and the mountain lion.
7. Describe Billy's thoughts as he travels from his grandfather's store to his family's home after finding out about the hunting competition.
8. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?
9. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?
10. Years after leaving the Ozarks, what does Billy imagine he would find if he should ever visit the dogs' graves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Grandpa's store is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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