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Where does Billy live?
a. Oklahoma
b. Arkansas
c. Texas
d. Idaho |
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What(who) inspires Billy to choose the names for his dogs?
a. a tree carcing
b. an old cartoon
c. his grandfather
d. the Bible |
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How much money did Billy have to save to buy his dogs?
a. $50
b. $200
c. $1000
d. $25 |
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Where must Billy go to pick up his hounds?
a. Texas
b. a coon-hunting contest
c. Tahlequah
d. Catoosa |
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. How does Billy catch his first coon?
- With a trap
- With Old Dan
- With Little Ann
- With a gun
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. How does Billy train his hounds?
- With a trap
- With an instructional book
- With a coonskin
- With a gun
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How much money did Billy save?
(A) $50
(B) $200
(C) $1000
(D) $25 |
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What does the marshal give to Billy?
(A) Blackberry licorice
(B) A rifle
(C) Strawberry soda pop
(D) A scolding |
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At the beginning of the novel, what is Billy doing?
(A) Walking home from the office.
(B) Milking the cows.
(C) Raking the lawn.
(D) Churning butter |
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walking home from the office |
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Where does Billy sell his coonskins?
(A) At coon-hunting contests.
(B) On the main road.
(C) In Tahlequah.
(D) At his grandfather's store. |
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at his grandfather's store |
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How many sisters does Billy have?
(A) 6
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3 |
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Who teaches Billy how to trap raccoons and how to make a scarecrow?
(A) the Pritchard boys
(B) Bentley
(C) Grandpa
(D) Papa |
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Which of the Pritchard boys is the oldest?
(A) Samie
(B) Bentley
(C) Rainie
(D) Ruben |
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To win the bet with the Pritchard boys, what do Billy's hounds have to catch?
(A) the "feral coon"
(B) the "ghost coon"
(C) the "magnificent coon"
(D) the "supine coon"
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What kind of hounds are Old Dan and Little Ann?
(A) Bluetick
(B) Bloodhound
(C) Redbone
(D) Yellowtail |
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Which of the hounds is smarter?
(A) Old Yeller
(B) Old Dan
(C) Little Ann
(D) Lassie |
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Into what does Little Ann fall?
(A) A muskrat den
(B) A swamp
(C) A hollow log
(D) A freezing stream |
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What does Billy put on the Pritchard boy's grave?
(A) Fresh tulips
(B) An old trap
(C) Dried flowers
(D) A coonskin |
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Who enters Billy's hounds in the contest?
(A) Billy
(B) Mama
(C) Papa
(D) Grandpa
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What kind of contest does Little Ann win all by herself?
(A) A beauty contest
(B) A tracking contest
(C) A swimming contest
(D) A race |
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Why does the price of coonskins rise?
(A) There is a demand in the East for coonskin coats.
(B) They become endangered species.
(C) Scientists discover an important nutrient in coon fur.
(D) A plague kills most of the raccoon population. |
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There is a demand for coonskin coats. |
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How much is the contest jackpot?
(A) $40
(B) $200
(C) $300
(D) $500 |
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What will the jackpot money be used to buy?
(A) New mules.
(B) A home in Tahlequah.
(C) More hounds.
(D) Grandfather's store. |
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How many coons do Old Dan and Little Ann catch on the night of the blizzard?
(A) 7
(B) 3
(C) 12
(D) 4 |
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Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?
(A) Harper Lee
(B) Wilson Rawls
(C) Kenneth Clarke
(D) Fred Gipson |
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How does Old Dan die?
(A) He grows old.
(B) He eats the poisonous red fern.
(C) He is mortally wounded in a fight with a mountain lion.
(D) He freezes to death at the hunting contest. |
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a fight with a mountain lion |
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What does Billy save his money in?
- A piggy bank
- A K. C. and the Sunshine lunchbox
- A Coca Cola can
- A K. C. Baking Powder can
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Where do the Colmans live?
- Arizona
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
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What are provisions?
- trees
- food and clothing
- skills to track animals
- items from nature such a flowers and earth
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What is the nickname for raccoons?
- Black-eyes
- Racs
- Ringers
- Coons
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What is Grandpa's business?
- farmer
- mule breaker
- kennel owner
- storekeeper
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Who accidentally kills himself with an ax?
- Rainie Pritchard
- Papa
- Grandpa
- Rubin Pritchard
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What is the meaning of riffle?
- slang for rifle
- to tickle
- a sand bank
- to dream
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What mountain range does Billy hunt in?
- The Adirondacks
- The Green Mountains
- The Ozark Mountains
- The Rocky Mountains
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How many sisters does Billy have?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
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Why do Mama and Papa want to move to town?
- Mama wants to work for a living
- Dogs are not permitted in town
- They want and education for their children
- It is lonely without neighbors
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They want an education for their children. |
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What is the meaning of belligerent?
- Strong
- Polite
- Intelligent
- Rude
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To whom does Billy give the gold cup?
- His littlest sister
- Mama
- Grandma
- His oldest sister
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What does Billy win at the championship besides the two cups?
- Silver dog bowls
- A leather leash
- The jackpot
- Liver treats
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What is the name of the Pritchards' dog?
- Young Blue
- Old Blue
- Young Red
- Old Red
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What do Billy and his dogs scare off their first night together?
- A grizzly bear
- A billy goat
- A mountain lion
- A hobo
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What do Billy's dogs save him from at the end of the novel?
- A grizzly bear
- A billy goat
- A mountain lion
- A hobo
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The Colemans live on land owned by what Native American tribe?
- Comanche
- Cherokee
- Iroquois
- Apache
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About whom is the legend of the red fern?
- An old man and an old woman
- An old woman and a young Groff
- Two dogs
- A little boy and a little girl
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a little boy and little girl |
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What object gives Billy an idea to save Little Ann from drowning?
- His cap
- His lantern
- His ax
- His boots
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In what kind of tree do the hounds tree their first coon?
- A sycamore
- A gum
- An oak
- A birch
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Who buys Billy's hides and berries when he is saving money for his hounds?
- Mama
- Papa
- The Pritchards
- Hunters
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Who brags about Billy the most?
- His littlest sister
- Mama
- Papa
- Grandpa
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What does Grandpa injure during the championship?
- His leg
- His foot
- His knees
- His shoulder
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What is the name of the dog the adult Billy saves?
- Bingley
- Darcy
- Sullivan
- Buddie
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Choose a synonym for dormant
- awake
- cold
- asleep
- hot
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Choose a synonym for submerge
A. submit
B. immerse
C. swim
D. fester |
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