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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. What does Billy hear during the night in Chapter 15 that he takes as a bad omen?
3. What criteria must all entrants into the hunting contest in Chapter 14 meet?
4. How many raccoons do Billy and the dogs catch during the hunting contest?
5. What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mr. Benson tell Billy that concerns him? What does Billy discover is actually true?
2. How is the "ghost coon" able to evade the dogs?
3. Why doesn't Billy follow his dogs to the third raccoon in the final round of the hunting competition? What does he do instead?
4. How does Papa believe the family's prayers have been answered in Chapter 19?
5. Describe how Billy's dogs catch the three raccoons that put him in the running for the gold cup.
6. Describe Billy's thoughts as he travels from his grandfather's store to his family's home after finding out about the hunting competition.
7. What does Billy do to try and rescue Little Ann from the freezing river?
8. Describe the exchange that takes place between Billy, Grandpa and the Pritchard boys.
9. Describe the role Old Blue plays in Chapter 13.
10. How does Billy's family react to the news of the hunting competition?
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. nature. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes Where the Red Fern Grows address is love and loyalty. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Setting is important to the plot in this novel. Select three of the settings in the novel and discuss how they influence the plot and character development. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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