Where the Red Fern Grows

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Where the Red Fern Grows Quiz I - VI
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1. In the first chapter, what causes the
narrator of the story to remember his childhood?
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2. Who is telling this story?a) Billyb)
Grandpac) Papad) a coon dog
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3. Why could Billy NOT have a dog?a) The type
of dog Billy wanted costs a lot of money.b)
Billy's parents did not want a dog.c) Billy's
sister had an allergy to dogs.d) Billy's family
could not afford to feed a dog.
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4. Papa bought Billy _____________ to help him
get over the hurt of not getting the hound dogs
he wanted. a) candy b) traps c) a mule d) a
cat
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5. What animal has Billy NOT been able to
catch? a) raccoon b) rabbit c) opossum d)
skunk
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6. Which event changed Billy's life? a) finding
a knife stuck in the bark of a sycamore tree b)
going camping with his grandpa c) finding a
sportsman's magazine d) going fishing at Shannon
Ford
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7. How does Billys grandfather respond when he
finds out that his grandson has been saving
every penny of the money he has earned to buy
two hunting dogs?
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8. In this novel the narrator takes us back in
time to tell a specific event or story, this is
called a.?
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9. How long did it take Billy to earn enough
money to buy the two hounds? a) 6 months b) 1
year c) 2 years d) 3 years
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10. Which sequence best describes the order
of events in Chapter 3?1. Once he had saved
50.00 Billy took the money to his
grandpa.2. Billy works collecting berries,
trapping furs, and selling vegetables to
fishermen to earn money.3. Grandpa became teary
eyed.4. Billy places the money he earns in an
old K. C. Baking Powder can. 5. Billy
celebrated by eating candy. a) 1, 4, 5, 3, 2b)
2, 4, 1, 3, 5c) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1d) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
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11. After the first chapter, what is the setting
(time and place) of the story?
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12. To place underwater go under water sink

• Riffle
• Submerge
• Provisions
• Dormant

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13. A rocky sandbank or sandbar lying just below
the surface of a waterway

• Grieve
• Dumbfounded
• Eaves
• Riffle

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14. To mourn or sorrow for feel sad be upset

• Festered
• Dormant
• Grieve
• Trance

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15. Lying asleep or as if asleep inactive

• Dormant
• Provisions
• Riffle
• Trance

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16. To be or become an increasing source of
irritation or poisoning irritate make bitter
aggravate

• Grieve
• Trance
• Festered
• Dormant

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17. A stock of necessary supplies, especially
food rations necessities

• Provisions
• Trance
• Submerge
• Festered

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18. A soothing, comatose or overexcited state
dream daze stupor daydream

• Riffle
• Dormant
• Provisions
• Trance