Where The Red Fern Grows Comprehension For Chapters 12 - 15

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1.

Papa wanted Billy to:
- A.
  
  A. gather fire wood
- B.
  
  B. take the corn to be milled
- C.
  
  C. clear the barn
2.

What bet does Grandpa and Billy make with Rubin and Rainie?
- A.
  
  A. Billy could not catch three coons in one night.
- B.
  
  B. Billy's coonhounds could catch the ghost coon.
- C.
  
  C. Billy couldn't chop down the big sycamore.
3.

Why was the racoon called the ghost coon?
- A.
  
  A. The coon made a howling sound like a ghost.
- B.
  
  B. The coon was white, the color of a ghost.
- C.
  
  C. The coon seemed to disappear when he reached the huge oak tree.
4.

How was the ghost coon able to hide from the hunters?
- A.
  
  A. He dropped down into a hollow fence post.
- B.
  
  B. He climbed from the oak tree to the maple then down to the ground.
- C.
  
  C. He could swim the river.
5.

Old Dan gets into a fight with:
- A.
  
  A. Old Blue
- B.
  
  B. the ghost coon
- C.
  
  C. a skunk
6.

What happened to Rubin?
- A.
  
  A. He fell on the ax.
- B.
  
  B. He fell in the river.
- C.
  
  C. He fell over the cliff.
7.

What did Billy do to pay his respects?
- A.
  
  A. went to the funeral
- B.
  
  B. wrote a letter to the Pritchards
- C.
  
  C. put flowers on Rubin's grave
8.

Why did Grandpa feel the accident was his fault?
- A.
  
  A. He gave Billy the ax.
- B.
  
  B. He called the bet and gave Billy the $2.
- C.
  
  C. He wished something bad would happen to the Pritchards.
9.

Billy, Grandpa, and Papa were going:
- A.
  
  A. to buy Mama a house in town
- B.
  
  B. to town to sell furs
- C.
  
  C. to the Champion Coon Hunt
10.

Grandpa, Papa, and Billy traveled to the contest by:
- A.
  
  A. train
- B.
  
  B. buggy
- C.
  
  C. mule
11.

What happened that caused Billy to think he would have bad luck?
- A.
  
  A. He heard two owls.
- B.
  
  B. A black cat crossed his path.
- C.
  
  C. He broke a mirror.
12.

Why did Billy win a small silver cup?
- A.
  
  A. Dan was the best looking hound.
- B.
  
  B. Ann and Dan were the smallest coonhounds.
- C.
  
  C. Ann won a beauty contest.
13.

Which statement from the story is an opinion?
- A.
  
  A. Old Dan's face was scarred, caused from the many fights with coons and bobcats.
- B.
  
  B. Ann's short red hair glistened and she was the most beautiful hound in the place!
- C.
  
  C. Little Ann and a high walker hound owned by a Mr. Kyle were the only ones left.
14.

Which sentence from the story supports the conclusion that Grandpa felt Billy was growing up?
- A.
  
  A. Grandpa was getting excited. Off came his glasses and out came the old red handkerchief. He blew his breath on the lens and polished them.
- B.
  
  B. After I had had my say, Grandpa stood looking down at the ground. There was a deep frown on his face, and a hurt in his eyes.
- C.
  
  C. Grandpa poured the coffee. Instead of the two cups I expected to see, he set out three and filled them to the brim with the strong black liquid. "I'm not only big enough to help Papa with the farm. Now I'm big enough to drink coffee."
15.

Which statement is true about the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows?
- A.
  
  A. Dogs are man's best friend.
- B.
  
  B. Slow and steady wins the race.
- C.
  
  C. Do unto others as you would want them do unto you.
16.

In this book the author probably chose to use first person point of view because:
- A.
  
  A. He wanted to move from one character's to another character's perspective of the situation.
- B.
  
  B. He wanted to be able to pull away from a close character relationship so the reader could see the story from a "distance".
- C.
  
  C. He wanted the reader to better relate the close friendship between Billy and his dogs.