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Red Fern Ch 11-15
Where the Red Fern Grows Ch.11-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To enter the championship coon hunt, registrants had to... | pay a fee and send the dogs' registration papers with the dogs' hunting record. |
| The ghost coon got its name from... | the way he seemed to disappear into a tree |
| When coon hunting, Little Ann... | never bawled treed until she was sure she had the coon. |
| What was the Pritchard boys' bet? | Billy's dog couldn't tree the ghost coon |
| The Pritchard family was.. | a mean group that was always in trouble with the law. |
| When Billy took his dogs hunting after the fierce winter storm, Little Ann... | almost drowned in the icy river. |
| Who did Billy promise to win the gold cup for? | little sister. |
| What is the mountain superstition regarding the screeching of two owls? | a person hearing it will experience bad luck. |
| Billy was apprehensive about entering his dogs in the championship hunt because... | They were small. |
| During each night of the hunt, teams were eliminated if... | they failed to capture and skin a coon. |
| in a reluctant manner; with ill will | begrudgingly |
| joyful and triumphant | jubilant |
| climbed with difficulty or in an awkward manner | clambered |
| looked upon with excessive satisfaction | gloated |
| to make cross or angry; to irritate | rile |
| passing rapidly | fleeting |
| a dangerous or awkward situation | plight |
| looking slyly with bad intentions | leering |
| tight;firm | taut |
| severe; forbidding; grim | stern |
| Billy Colman was a courageous boy who sometimes liked to take chances. Give two examples where he took chances that he didn't have to take. | Look them up! |
| Billy and his family demonstrate a high sense of responsibility for their own actions. Give 2 examples that show this sense of resposiblity. | You can do it, look 'em up!! |