Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter VIII - XI

1. 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.

2. Where is the coon treed?
a) the oak tree
b) the big sycamore
c) the top of the fence rail

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 fell out of the tree.
c) It began to rain.
d) Papa helped 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

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

8. When 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) Ann
b) Dan

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. How does Billy get Ann out of the icy river?
a) He chops down a tree, then walks on it to her.
b) with the handle of his lantern
c) with his ax handle



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1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (d)
11. (c)
12. (b)