Where The Red Fern Grows Chapters 8-14
Extracted from the book Where The Red Fern Grows chapter 8-14, take a shot at this. Indulge yourself in this quiz to figure out how much you know and how much you can remember from the book.
- 1.According to the book, why must Billy hunt at night?
- A.
Coons only come out at night.
- B.
The beagles can't see well in the daylight.
- C.
The weather is too hot during the day.
- D.
His parents want him to study during the day.
- 2.In what type of tree did Billy tree his first coon?
- A.
An Australian pine tree
- B.
The big sycamore
- C.
The top of the fence rail
- D.
At the bottom of the river bank
- 3.What suggestion did Grandpa have to keep the coon in the tree during the night?
- A.
Build a pen around the tree
- B.
Keep the dogs out all night
- C.
Build a fire
- D.
Build a scarecrow
- 4.How was Billy's prayer answered?
- A.
The wind blew the sycamore tree down.
- B.
The raccoon feel out of the tree.
- C.
It began to rain.
- D.
Papa heaped cut down the tree.
- 5.How much was a coon skin worth?
- A.
$2 - $3
- B.
$4 - $10
- C.
$1 - $8
- D.
$8 - $15
- 6.What did Billy do with the money he earned from his coon skins?
- A.
Put it in his college fund
- B.
Gave it to Papa
- C.
Bought a gun
- D.
Gave it to grandpa for helping him
- 7.What did Billy's mom do with the first coon skin?
- A.
Sold it to Grandpa
- B.
Made a coon skin hat
- C.
Hung it in Billy's room
- D.
Took it to the fair
- 8.When Little Ann cut her foot, Billy locked her in the _____.
- A.
Corncrib
- B.
Barn
- C.
Cellar
- D.
House
- 9.Which dog did Billy think was smarter?
- A.
Little Ann
- B.
Old Dan
- C.
Big Blue
- D.
Harrison
- 10.What happened to Little Ann?
- A.
Was caught in briers
- B.
Was caught in a bear trap
- C.
Fell in a groundhog hole
- D.
Fell into the icy river
- 11.What happened when Billy tried to walk out to get her?
- A.
Hit in the head by a tree limb
- B.
Tangled in briers
- C.
Ice started to break
- D.
Slipped and fell
- 12.After the big tree falls and Billy discusses the event with his father, Billy believes that:
- A.
He finished cutting the tree down all by himself.
- B.
The wind blew down the tree.
- C.
God answered his prayers and helped him.
- D.
Some of the boys Billy was friends with helped him cut the tree down.
- 13.Billy loves both his dogs, but he has strong opinions about each of their strengths. Which dog does he believe the coons can't fool with their tricks?
- A.
Litte Ann
- B.
Old Dan
- C.
He doesn't think either are smart enough.
- D.
He thinks both are smart enough.
- 14.Billy has to take action to help save Old Dan when Dan:
- A.
Crawls into a hole at the bottom of a tree and climbs up the hallow.
- B.
Falls into the river.
- C.
Gets stuck on ice.
- D.
Gets lost when traveling on an evening hunt.
- 15.Billy decides to go hunting right after a storm lasting several days because:
- A.
He is tired of being cooped up in the house.
- B.
His dogs are anxious to get out.
- C.
He knows raccoons will be hungry and stirring after being denned up during the storm.
- D.
His father tells him this is the best time to go hunt.
- 16.What did Billy do to save little Ann from drowning in the river?
- A.
He dove in the river and grabbed her.
- B.
He used the handle from his lateens to hook around her collar.
- C.
He got his father to come help.
- D.
He got his grandfather to come help.
- 17.Why did Grandpa decide to accept the Pritchard boys' bet about the ghost coon?
- A.
Billy encourages Grandpa to accept the bet.
- B.
The boys make him angry by insulting both him and Billy's dogs.
- C.
Grandpa is always up for a bet.
- D.
He thought the boys deserved to be taught a lesson.
- 18.Rubin dies by:
- A.
Drowning in the river.
- B.
Falling out of a tree.
- C.
Falling on an ax.
- D.
Falling down and breaking his neck.
- 19.Billy feels a little better after paying his respects to Rubin by:
- A.
Talking to god about Rubin.
- B.
Taking flowers to his grave.
- C.
Attending his funeral.
- D.
Visiting with Rubin's family.
- 20.Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?
- A.
Fred Gipson
- B.
Wilson Rawls
- C.
E.B. White
- D.
Billy Wallace
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