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Red Fern Questions
5th grade questions from "Where the Red Fern Grows"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the marshal give to Billy? | Strawberry soda pop |
| At the beginning of the novel, what is the adult Billy doing? | Walking home from the office. |
| Where does Billy sell his coonskins? | At his grandfather's store. |
| How many sisters does Billy have? | 3 |
| Who teaches Billy how to trap raccoons and how to make a scarecrow? | Grandfather |
| Which of the Pritchard boys is the oldest? | Ruben |
| To win the bet with the Pritchard boys, what do Billy's hounds have to catch? | the "ghost coon" |
| What kind of hounds are Old Dan and Little Ann? | Redbone |
| Which of the hounds is smarter? | Little Ann |
| Into what does Little Ann fall | A freezing stream |
| What does Billy put on the Pritchard boy's grave? | Dried flowers |
| Who enters Billy's hounds in the contest? | Grandfather |
| What kind of contest does Little Ann win all by herself? | A beauty contest |
| Why does the price of coonskins rise? | There is a fad back east. |
| What will the jackpot money be used for? | To buy a home in Tahlequah. |
| How many coons do Old Dan and Little Ann catch on the night of the blizzard? | 4 |
| Who is the author of Where the Red Fern Grows? | Wilson Rawls |
| How does Old Dan die? | He is mortally wounded in a fight with a mountain lion. |
| Who buys Billy's wares when he is saving money for his hounds? | Fishermen |
| Who brags about Billy the most? | Grandpa |
| What does Grandpa injure during the championship? | His foot |
| What is the name of the dog the adult Billy saves? | Buddie |
| Of what is Little Ann afraid? | Guns |
| About whom is the legend of the red fern? | A little boy and a little girl |
| What object gives Billy an idea to save Little Ann from drowning? | His lantern |
| In what kind of tree do the hounds tree their first coon? | A sycamore |
| To whom does Billy give the gold cup? | His littlest sister |
| What does Billy win at the championship besides the two cups? | The jackpot |
| What is the name of the Pritchards' dog? | Old Blue |
| What do Billy and his dogs scare off their first night together? | A mountain lion |
| What do Billy's dogs save him from at the end of the novel? | A mountain lion |
| Why do Mama and Papa want to move to town? | Their children can get an education |
| What mountain range does Billy hunt in? | The Ozark Mountains |
| What is the nickname for raccoons? | Coons |
| What is Grandpa's business? | Storekeeper |
| Who accidentally kills himself with an ax? | Rubin Pritchard |
| What is the verb for sending a raccoon into a tree? | Tree |
| Why do the Pritchard boys refuse to give Billy his money back? | They believe that the dogs must kill the raccoon in order for the bet to be won. |
| What does Billy's father show him to help him feel better when Old Dan and Little Ann die? | The money he earned through hunting. |
| What does Billy find when he visits to the dogs' graves before leaving home? | A red fern growing up between them. |
| How does Billy's sister react to his plan to cut down "The Big Tree"? | She thinks he is crazy. |
| How does Billy characterize Tahlequah when talking with his father in Chapter 6? | As unpleasant. |
| How does Billy's grandfather help him get the item he needs to train the dogs as trackers? | He teaches Billy how to create a trap using a log, nails and a piece of tin. |
| Who does Billy think has planted the red fern? | An angel. |
| Why does Old Dan run up a hollow tree during a hunt? | To chase a raccoon that is in the tree. |
| What item does Billy need to train the dogs as trackers? | A coon skin. |
| What are the names of the two coon hounds? | Old Dan and Little Ann |
| During the final elimination round at the hunting contest, what was the weather like? | Foggy and raining |
| Why was the raccoon called the Ghost Coon? | The coon seemed to disappear every time he reached the huge oak tree |
| What happened that caused Billy to think he would have bad luck? | He heard two owls |
| What name do the children at the school chant at Billy? | Hillbilly |
| What did the narrator hear as he was walking and whistling at the beginning of the book? | A dog fight |
| How long did Billy save up to buy his dogs? | 2 years |
| How did Billy learn about the dogs for sale? | A magazine left behind by the fishermen |
| What kind of dogs did Billy want? | Red bone hounds |
| What did Billy trap with the traps his father gave him? | The family cat |
| What was the noise that Billy heard while spending the night in the cave? | The scream of a mountain lion |
| Who saved Billy during the fight in town? | The marshall |
| What did Billy purchase in town? | Fabric for his mother, Overalls for his dad, Candy for his sisters |
| Why won't Billy's parents buy him dogs? | They didn't have the money |
| How does Billy earn money to purchase his dogs? | Selling raspberries and bait |
| How does Billy's grandpa feel when Billy tells him he has saved enough money to buy the dogs? | Proud |
| How was the ghost coon able to hide from the hunters? | He dropped down into a hollow fence post. |
| Why did Grandpa feel the accident was his fault? | He called the bet and gave Billy the $2 |
| Where were Billy, Grandpa, and Papa going? | Ato the Champion Coon Hunt |
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