Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 13

Rubin and Rainie said the farm and land they were hunting on belonged to ____________.
1. their grandfather
2. Indians
3. Billy's grandpa
4. the government
How did Billy know the ghost coon was NOT in the tree?
1. Billy could see all the limbs in the bright moonlight.
2. Billy believed Rubin and Rainie's word.
3. Old Dan never bawled treed.
4. Billy climbed the tree and looked.
The ghost coon was hiding ________________.
1. in a small cave under the river
2. in a hollow fence post
3. in a groundhog hole
4. in another tree
Why would Rubin and Rainie NOT give Billy the $2.00?
1. They claimed that Old Dan and Little Ann had not killed the ghost coon.
2. They had never planned to give Billy the money.
3. They said they needed it to buy tobacco.
4. They said Billy lost the bet since Old Dan and Little Ann did not catch the coon until the next day.
Why did Billy NOT want to kill the ghost coon?
1. Billy felt the ghost coon should live because it had grown so old and wise.
2. Billy found a nest with two young coons and knew the ghost coon was a mother.
3. Billy was afraid of the ghost coon.
4. The ghost coon ran away before Billy had the chance to kill him.
What stopped Rubin from beating up Billy?
1. A bear came by, and the boys had to run.
2. Rubin heard an owl and was afraid of the superstition.
3. Old Blue and Old Dan started fighting.
4. Rainie stopped Rubin from fighting.
What happened to Rubin as he was trying to kill Old Dan and Little Ann?
1. Rubin fell down the rocks into the river.
2. Rubin tripped and fell on the ax.
3. Rubin heard his father calling him to come home.
4. A mountain lion cried.
What did Rubin ask Billy to do before he died?
1. to get his ma and pa
2. to take the ax out of him
3. to find Rainie
4. to kill the ghost coon
What helps Billy overcome his grief of Rubin's death?
1. Billy took flowers to Rubin's grave.
2. Billy made a card for the Pritchards.
3. Billy took a side of bacon to the visitation.
4. Billy went and talked to the Pritchards.
Which sequence best describes the order of events in this passage?
1) Rubin tripped and fell on the ax.
2) The Pritchards bet Billy that his dogs couldn't tree the ghost coon.
3) Old Blue and Old Dan started fighting.
4) Billy and the Pritchards spent the night chasing the ghost coon.
5) Rubin and Rainie came to Grandpa's store to buy tobacco.
6) Billy and his hounds figured out the ghost coon's trick.
1. 5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1
2. 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1
3. 5, 2, 1, 6, 3, 4
4. 5, 2, 6, 4, 1, 3
Which selection from the book contains a cause-effect relationship?
1. I knew my dogs were very close to each other.
2. I saw the small stick when it whipped up from the ground. As if it were alive, it caught between Rubin's legs. I saw him fall.
3. Still holding my dogs by their collars, I looked back. I couldn't understand what I saw. Rubin was laying where he had fallen.
4. I could see that Rainie was paralyzed with fright. His mouth and eyes were opened wide, and his face was as white as chalk.
In the future it is likely that _____________.
1. Rainie and Billy will go hunting together.
2. Grandpa and Billy will hunt together as a pair.
3. Old Dan and Little Ann will run away from home.
4. Billy will be extra careful with axes.
Which of these sentences from the story states an opinion?
1. All the way home my dogs kept running out in front of me.
2. The following day was a nasty one.
3. Late in the afternoon, I saw Papa coming.
4. Mama asked how Mrs. Pritchard was taking it.
Which question does Chapter 13 answer?
1. Will Rainie get over Rubin's death?
2. How did Grandpa react to Rubin's death?
3. What were Rubin's last words before he died?
4. How did Old Blue die?

Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 13

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