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Where the Red Fern Grows Trivia Quiz

Another wonderful novel by Wilson Rawls. This is a quiz all about the tear jerker story of a boy and his two dogs.

A multiple-choice quiz by lilruben017. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lilruben017

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,380

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
507

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How much money was Billy going to have to pay for two coon hounds, according to the advertisement? Hint

$75

$25

$15

$50

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Question 2 of 10

2. How long did it take Billy to save enough money for the dogs? Hint

one month

one year

two years

three years

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Billy name his dogs? Hint

Old Ann and Little Dan

Old Dan and Little Ann

Old Rob and Little Susie

Old Bob and Little Mary

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was so unusual about his dogs? Hint

They were extremely large.

They were spotted.

They wouldn't do anything without the other.

They never barked.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What happens when Billy goes over to the Pritchard boy's selected hunting spot? Hint

Rubin fell on the axe and died.

The dogs wouldn't hunt.

The coon was really a cat.

The dogs kill Rubin.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happens when Billy puts his dogs into the annual coon hunt competition? Hint

Grandpa freezes out in the blizzard.

They get lost on the way to the competition.

They come in second place.

They come home with two trophies.

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Question 7 of 10

7. How much money does Billy win from the competition? Hint

$300

$100

$250

He doesn't win the competition.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What animal do the dogs take on that brings death to them? Hint

A huge coon.

The Pritchard's dog.

It wasn't an animal, it was a blizzard and they froze.

A mountain lion.

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does the "Red Fern" come in? Hint

It is the plant that saves his dogs from dying.

It is growing in between the dogs' graves.

It is the name of the tree he cut down.

It is the only thing the dogs eat.

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Question 10 of 10

10. How is the money Billy makes used? Hint

They buy more land to go coon hunting on.

They buy lots of coon hounds.

They all move into the city.

They buy mules.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How much money was Billy going to have to pay for two coon hounds, according to the advertisement?

Answer: $50

Billy searched through paper after paper and finally found the dogs he wanted.

2. How long did it take Billy to save enough money for the dogs?

Answer: two years

Billy kept his money in a can up in the hay loft. He earned this money from farming and selling worms and other useful objects.

3. What did Billy name his dogs?

Answer: Old Dan and Little Ann

Billy found these names carved in a tree trunk and knew instantly they were the names!

4. What was so unusual about his dogs?

Answer: They wouldn't do anything without the other.

Billy noticed this when feeding them and when he tried to take just one to hunt by itself.

5. What happens when Billy goes over to the Pritchard boy's selected hunting spot?

Answer: Rubin fell on the axe and died.

Rubin has Billy pull the axe out of him and then, tragically dies.

6. What happens when Billy puts his dogs into the annual coon hunt competition?

Answer: They come home with two trophies.

Billy enters Little Ann into the beauty contest and she wins and then they win the coon hunt even though there was a massive snow storm.

7. How much money does Billy win from the competition?

Answer: $300

This money is later used to move into the city so the children can get a better education.

8. What animal do the dogs take on that brings death to them?

Answer: A mountain lion.

The mountain lion almost killed Billy but his dogs save him. Dan is severely injured and doesn't live.

9. How does the "Red Fern" come in?

Answer: It is growing in between the dogs' graves.

The red fern had a myth behind it that angels put it in the ground. Right before Billy leaves for the city, he sees it.

10. How is the money Billy makes used?

Answer: They all move into the city.

Billy was going to have to live by himself because the dogs couldn't be taken into town, but they die before that has to happen.

Source: Author lilruben017

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