Where the Red Fern Grows Quizzes

Where the Red Fern Grows Quiz 1

By Teddy Wayne · Last reviewed May 01, 2002

1 What does Billy save his money in?

A Coca Cola can

A K. C. and the Sunshine lunchbox

A K. C. Baking Powder can

A piggy bank
2 What state do the Colmans live in?

Missouri

Nebraska

Arizona

Oklahoma
3 What is the verb for sending a raccoon into a tree?

Tree

Track

Bawl

Whoop
4 What is the nickname for raccoons?

Coons

Black-eyes

Ringers

Racs
5 What is Grandpa's business?

Kennel owner

Farmer

Bartender

Storekeeper
6 Who accidentally kills himself with an ax?

Papa

Rubin Pritchard

Rainie Pritchard

Grandpa
7 How many coons does Billy get to win the championship round?

4

3

1

2
8 What mountain range does Billy hunt in?

The Ozark Mountains

The Rocky Mountains

The Adirondacks

The Green Mountains
9 How many sisters does Billy have?

4

2

3

1
10 Why do Mama and Papa want to move to town?

Dogs are not permitted in town

It is more fashionable

Their children can get an education

Mama wants to work for a living
11 What does Little Ann win at the championship?

Best-looking hound

Strongest hound

Most polite hound

Best-behaved hound
12 To whom does Billy give the gold cup?

Mama

His oldest sister

Grandma

His littlest sister
13 What does Billy win at the championship besides the two cups?

Liver treats

The jackpot

Silver dog bowls

A leather leash
14 What is the name of the Pritchards' dog?

Old Blue

Old Red

Young Red

Young Blue
15 What do Billy and his dogs scare off their first night together?

A hobo

A billy goat

A mountain lion

A grizzly bear
16 What do Billy's dogs save him from at the end of the novel?

A billy goat

A mountain lion

A hobo

A grizzly bear
17 To what Native American tribe does the land the Colmans live on belong?

Iroquois

Kwakwaka'wakw

Cherokee

Apache
18 About whom is the legend of the red fern?

An old man and an old woman

A little boy and a little girl

An old woman and a young Groff

Two dogs
19 What object gives Billy an idea to save Little Ann from drowning?

His boots

His ax

His lantern

His cap
20 In what kind of tree do the hounds tree their first coon?

A sycamore

A gum

A birch

An oak
21 Who buys Billy's wares when he is saving money for his hounds?

The Pritchards

Papa

Hunters

Mama
22 Who brags about Billy the most?

Mama

His littlest sister

Grandpa

Papa
23 What does Grandpa injure during the championship?

His leg

His foot

His knees

His shoulder
24 What is the name of the dog the adult Billy saves?

Darcy

Bingley

Sullivan

Buddie
25 Of what is Little Ann afraid?

Guns

Knives

Axes

Coons

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