Where the Red Fern Grows
Comprehension for Chapters 16-20

1. The hunters moved down river ______________.
a) to get away from the already hunted territory
b) because a skunk's scent was upriver
c) because a mountain lion could be heard upriver

2. What type of gun did Papa have?
a) pellet gun
b) 410 gauge pistol
c) 22 shotgun

3. What happened to Grandpa as he crossed the stream?
a) Grandpa slipped and fell in the water.
b) Grandpa ran into a bear.
c) Grandpa caught a minnow in his boot.
d) Grandpa found a coon.

4. How many raccoons did Billy get the first night he hunted in the competition?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 1

5. Who kept getting into trouble during the coon hunt?
a) Billy
b) Papa
c) the judge
d) Grandpa

6. How did Grandpa get hurt?
a) sprang his ankle
b) twisted his wrist
c) hit his head
d) cut his leg

7. How did the dogs keep from freezing?
a) The dogs found a cave.
b) The dogs crawled under the snow.
c) The dogs kept running.
d) The dogs curled up together.

8. What did Billy do with the prize money?
a) Billy gave the money to Grandpa.
b) Billy gave the money to his parents.
c) Billy bought more dogs with the money .
d) Billy put the money in the bank.

9. Why did Billy decide to take the cup home instead of getting it engraved right away?
a) Billy wanted to show the cup to his Mama.
b) Billy couldn't part with the cup so soon after winning it.
c) Billy promised the cup to his sister.

10. How did Little Ann and Old Dan save Billy's life?
a) Little Ann and Old Dan got between him and the mountain lion.
b) Little Ann and Old Dan pulled him out of the freezing river.
c) Little Ann and Old Dan fought the wolf.
d) Little Ann and Old Dan scared the mother bear away.

11. How did Billy kill the mountain lion?
a) He pushed the mountain lion into the river.
b) He threw the lantern at the mountain lion.
c) He hit the mountain lion with his ax.

12. How had the dogs helped Billy's family?
a) With the money Billy had earned and the prize money, Billy's family could move to town so the children could get an education.
b) Little Ann and Old Dan found the red fern which Billy's family could sell and earn a lot of money.
c) Little Ann and Old Dan brought the family good luck by helping them find the oil on their property.

13. What happened to Little Ann?
a) Little Ann ran away to find Old Dan.
b) Little Ann and Billy grew old together.
c) Little Ann died of a broken heart.

14. Billy found _____________ on the grave of his coon dogs.
a) a red fern
b) a patch of daisies
c) an oak tree sprouting

15. Which question can a reader answer after reading Where the Red Fern Grows?
a) How did Billy feel about his two coon dogs, Little Ann and Old Dan?
b) How will Billy and his family like living in town?
c) Will the marshal help Billy make friends?
d) Will Billy get new coon dogs after losing Little Ann and Old Dan?

16. Where the Red Fern Grows can be categorized in which type of literary genre?
a) a play
b) a biography
c) a journal entry
d) a historical fiction



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