Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter XII - XV

1. What errand did Papa want Billy to do?
a) gather fire wood
b) take the corn to be milled
c) clean the barn
d) help Grandpa in his store

2. What bet does Grandpa and Billy make with Rubin and Rainie?
a) Billy could not catch three coons in one night.
b) Billy's coonhounds could catch the ghost coon.
c) Billy couldn't chop down the big sycamore.
d) Billy would hunt all night long.

3. Why was the raccoon called the ghost coon?
a) The coon made a howling sound like a ghost.
b) He was white, the color of a ghost.
c) He seemed to disappear when he reached the huge oak tree.

4. How was the ghost coon able to hide from the hunters?
a) He dropped down into a hollow fence post.
b) He climbed from the oak tree to the maple then down to the ground.
c) He could swim the river

5. Who does Old Dan get into a fight with?
a) Old Blue
b) the ghost coon
c) a skunk
d) a porcupine

6. What happened to Rubin?
a) He fell on the ax.
b) He fell in the river.
c) He fell over the cliff.
d) He was bitten by a mountain lion.

7. What did Billy do to pay his respects?
a) went to the funeral
b) wrote a letter to the Pritchards
c) took a pie to the Pritchard's home
d) put flowers on Ruebin's grave

8. Why did Grandpa feel the accident was his fault?
a) He gave Billy the ax.
b) He called the bet and gave Billy the $2.
c) He wished something bad would happen to the Pritchers.

9. Where is Billy, Grandpa, and Papa going?
a) to buy Mama a house in town
b) to town to sell furs
c) Smoky Mountains of Tennessee
d) Championship Coon Hunt

10. How did Grandpa, Papa, and Billy travel to the contest?
a) train
b) buggy
c) mule
d) walked

11. What happened that caused Billy to think he would have bad luck?
a) He heard two owls.
b) A black cat crossed his path.
c) He broke a mirror.
d) He walked under a ladder.

12. Why did Billy win a small silver cup?
a) Dan was the best looking hound.
b) Ann and Dan were the smallest coonhounds.
c) Ann won a beauty contest.
d) Dan was the fastest runner.



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