Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 16

1. Why did Grandpa ride in his buggy to a hunting spot?
a) Grandpa wanted to move away from the territory that had already been hunted.
b) Grandpa wanted to keep the number of coons they caught a secret from the other contestants.
c) Grandpa wanted to hunt by the river bottoms.

2. Why did the group lose sight of Little Ann and Old Dan?
a) The dogs crossed the river.
b) The dogs were running too fast to keep up with them.
c) The group had to stop and look for Grandpa's glasses.
d) The dogs went down a steep ledge which the humans were unable to go down.

3. The 410-gauge pistol that Papa carried was used for _____________.
a) shooting large game
b) scaring the coons
c) killing the coons

4. Why did Billy and his papa build a large fire?
a) to cook a snack
b) to dry off Grandpa's clothes
c) to smoke the coon down from the tree
d) to signal to the other hunters that they needed help

5. The judge, Papa, and Billy kept laughing because ________________.
a) Grandpa looked funny falling out of the tree
b) Grandpa looked funny in his steaming long underwear
c) Grandpa looked funny tripping and sliding down the steep bank
d) Grandpa looked funny wearing his shoes on the wrong feet

6. The coon had tricked Little Ann and Old Dan by ________________.
a) swimming upstream
b) hiding in a dug out
c) jumping from the fence into the tree
d) hiding in a burrow

7. The hounds caught _____________ coons during the elimination round.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

8. Little Ann and Old Dan chased the coon __________________.
a) up in the mountains
b) right through the camp
c) down in the river bottoms
d) out into an open field

9. Billy and his dogs would be competing between ___________ other teams in the final round of the competition.
a) 2
b) 6
c) 10
d) 5

10. What surprised the judge at the end of Chapter 16?
a) Little Ann was doctoring Old Dan's cut ears.
b) The dogs had killed the coon in the river.
c) The dogs had trapped the first coon in less than 30 minutes.
d) Even though the coons were small they were extremely strong.

11. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapter 16?

1) Billy and Pa build a fire.
2) Grandpa falls into the river.
3) The men in camp take up a collection for the winner.
4) Old Dan fights a big coon in the deep water.
5) Old Dan and Little Ann hunt the final round with two other teams.
6) Grandpa decides to hunt in new territory.

a) 6, 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
b) 6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
c) 6, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
d) 6, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

12. The judge said, "Well, have you ever seen that? Look over there!"

Old Dan was standing perfectly still, with eyes closed and head hanging down. Little Ann was licking at his cut and bleeding ears.

"She always does that," I said.

This passage implies _____________.

a) Little Ann was acting like a mother
b) Dan was hurt too severely to continue hunting
c) licking wounds helps them heal
d) Old Dan and Little Ann have a unique relationship

13. The conflict in this chapter is mostly the result of which event _____________.
a) Grandpa and Billy wishing to win the coon hunt championship
b) Papa wanting to win the money the hunters collected
c) the judge being unfair
d) Grandpa being too old to coon hunt

14. Which statement from Chapter 16 in an opinion?
a) We followed along, stopping now and then to listen.
b) Tension began to build up in the camp.
c) I jumped and grabbed his arm.
d) I spied the coon in the topmost branches.



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