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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Literature
7th Grade
04/27/2010

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Term

Where does Billy live?

a. Oklahoma

b. Arkansas

c. Texas

d. Idaho

Definition
a. Oklahoma
Term

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

Definition
a. a tree carving
Term

How much money did Billy have to save to buy his dogs?

a. $50

b. $200

c. $1000

d. $25

Definition
a. $50
Term

Where must Billy go to pick up his hounds?

a. Texas

b. a coon-hunting contest

c. Tahlequah

d. Catoosa

Definition
c. Tahlequah
Term

. How does Billy catch his first coon?

  1. With a trap
  2. With Old Dan
  3. With Little Ann
  4. With a gun
Definition
with a trap
Term

. How does Billy train his hounds?

  1. With a trap
  2. With an instructional book
  3. With a coonskin
  4. With a gun
Definition
with a coonskin
Term

How much money did Billy save?

 (A) $50

 (B) $200

 (C) $1000

 (D) $25

Definition
$50
Term

What does the marshal give to Billy?

 (A) Blackberry licorice

 (B) A rifle

 (C) Strawberry soda pop

 (D) A scolding

Definition
strawberry soda pop
Term

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

Definition
walking home from the office
Term

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.

Definition
at his grandfather's store
Term

How many sisters does Billy have?

 (A) 6

 (B) 1

 (C) 2

 (D) 3

Definition
3
Term

Who teaches Billy how to trap raccoons and how to make a scarecrow?

 (A) the Pritchard boys

 (B) Bentley

 (C) Grandpa

 (D) Papa

Definition
grandpa
Term

Which of the Pritchard boys is the oldest?

 (A) Samie

 (B) Bentley

 (C) Rainie

 (D) Ruben

Definition
Ruben
Term

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"

 

 

Definition
the "ghost" coon
Term

What kind of hounds are Old Dan and Little Ann?

 (A) Bluetick

 (B) Bloodhound

 (C) Redbone

 (D) Yellowtail

Definition
redbone
Term

Which of the hounds is smarter?

 (A) Old Yeller

 (B) Old Dan

 (C) Little Ann

 (D) Lassie

Definition
Little Ann
Term

Into what does Little Ann fall?

 (A) A muskrat den

 (B) A swamp

 (C) A hollow log

 (D) A freezing stream

Definition
a freezing stream
Term

What does Billy put on the Pritchard boy's grave?

 (A) Fresh tulips

 (B) An old trap

 (C) Dried flowers

 (D) A coonskin

Definition
dried flowers
Term

Who enters Billy's hounds in the contest?

 (A) Billy

 (B) Mama

 (C) Papa

 (D) Grandpa

 

 

Definition
Grandpa
Term

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

Definition
a beauty contest
Term

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.

Definition
There is a demand for coonskin coats.
Term

How much is the contest jackpot?

 (A) $40

 (B) $200

 (C) $300

 (D) $500

Definition
$300
Term

What will the jackpot money be used to buy?

 (A) New mules.

 (B) A home in Tahlequah.

 (C) More hounds.

 (D) Grandfather's store.

Definition
a home in Tahlequah
Term

How many coons do Old Dan and Little Ann catch on the night of the blizzard?

 (A) 7

 (B) 3

 (C) 12

 (D) 4

Definition
4
Term

Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows?

 (A) Harper Lee

 (B) Wilson Rawls

 (C) Kenneth Clarke

 (D) Fred Gipson

Definition
Wilson Rawls
Term

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.

Definition
a fight with a mountain lion
Term

What does Billy save his money in?

  1. A piggy bank
  2. A K. C. and the Sunshine lunchbox
  3. A Coca Cola can
  4. A K. C. Baking Powder can
Definition
a K.C. Baking Powder can
Term

Where do the Colmans live?

  1. Arizona
  2. Nebraska
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Missouri
Definition
Oklahoma
Term

What are provisions?

  1. trees
  2. food and clothing
  3. skills to track animals
  4. items from nature such a flowers and earth
Definition
food and clothing
Term

What is the nickname for raccoons?

  1. Black-eyes
  2. Racs
  3. Ringers
  4. Coons
Definition
coons
Term

What is Grandpa's business?

  1. farmer
  2. mule breaker
  3. kennel owner
  4. storekeeper
Definition
storekeeper
Term

Who accidentally kills himself with an ax?

  1. Rainie Pritchard
  2. Papa
  3. Grandpa
  4. Rubin Pritchard
Definition
Rubin Pritchard
Term

What is the meaning of riffle?

  1. slang for rifle
  2. to tickle
  3. a sand bank
  4. to dream
Definition
a sand bank
Term

What mountain range does Billy hunt in?

  1. The Adirondacks
  2. The Green Mountains
  3. The Ozark Mountains
  4. The Rocky Mountains
Definition
the Ozarks
Term

How many sisters does Billy have?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Definition
3
Term

Why do Mama and Papa want to move to town?

  1. Mama wants to work for a living
  2. Dogs are not permitted in town
  3. They want and education for their children
  4. It is lonely without neighbors 
Definition
They want an education for their children.
Term

 

What is the meaning of belligerent?

  1. Strong
  2. Polite
  3. Intelligent
  4. Rude

 

Definition
rude
Term

To whom does Billy give the gold cup?

  1. His littlest sister
  2. Mama
  3. Grandma
  4. His oldest sister
Definition
his littlest sister
Term

What does Billy win at the championship besides the two cups?

  1. Silver dog bowls
  2. A leather leash
  3. The jackpot
  4. Liver treats
Definition
the jackpot
Term

What is the name of the Pritchards' dog?

  1. Young Blue
  2. Old Blue
  3. Young Red
  4. Old Red
Definition
Old Blue
Term

What do Billy and his dogs scare off their first night together?

  1. A grizzly bear
  2. A billy goat
  3. A mountain lion
  4. A hobo
Definition
a mountain lion
Term

What do Billy's dogs save him from at the end of the novel?

  1. A grizzly bear
  2. A billy goat
  3. A mountain lion
  4. A hobo
Definition
a mountain lion
Term

The Colemans live on land owned by what Native American tribe?

  1. Comanche
  2. Cherokee
  3. Iroquois
  4. Apache
Definition
Cherokee
Term

About whom is the legend of the red fern?

  1. An old man and an old woman
  2. An old woman and a young Groff
  3. Two dogs
  4. A little boy and a little girl
Definition
a little boy and little girl
Term

What object gives Billy an idea to save Little Ann from drowning?

  1. His cap
  2. His lantern
  3. His ax
  4. His boots
Definition
his lantern
Term

In what kind of tree do the hounds tree their first coon?

  1. A sycamore
  2. A gum
  3. An oak
  4. A birch
Definition
a sycamore
Term

Who buys Billy's hides and berries when he is saving money for his hounds?

  1. Mama
  2. Papa
  3. The Pritchards
  4. Hunters
Definition
the hunters
Term

Who brags about Billy the most?

  1. His littlest sister
  2. Mama
  3. Papa
  4. Grandpa
Definition
Grandpa
Term

What does Grandpa injure during the championship?

  1. His leg
  2. His foot
  3. His knees
  4. His shoulder
Definition
his foot
Term

What is the name of the dog the adult Billy saves?

  1. Bingley
  2. Darcy
  3. Sullivan
  4. Buddie
Definition
Buddie
Term

Choose a synonym for dormant

  1. awake
  2. cold
  3. asleep
  4. hot
Definition
asleep
Term

Choose a synonym for submerge

A.      submit

B.  immerse

C.  swim

D.      fester

Definition
immerse
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