FINAL TEST

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21 questions
Match these quotes with the character who said them.
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"I've seen them do things that I couldn't understand. I'd never heard of hounds that ever had any affection for anyone, but these dogs are different. Did you know they won't hung with anyone but him, not even me?"

1

"It's all over. There'll be no more lessons. I've worked hard and I've done my best. From now on it's all up to you."

1

"I don't want you children to grow up without an education, not even knowing what a bottle of soda pop is, or ever seeing the inside of a schoolhouse."

1

"...it's your money. You worked for it, and you worked hard. You got it honestly, and you want some dogs. We're going to get those dogs."

1

"You ready to pay off? he asked. "I told you thiem hounds couldn't tree the ghost coon."

1

"I've got it all fixed, Billy. We can enter Old Dan and Little Ann in this championship hunt."

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“...that's a pretty hard question to answer. But I do believe that any wish you make can come true if you help the wish....Hard work, faith, patience, and determination. I think prayer and really believing in your wish can help more than anything else.”

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"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn’t be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too. Yes, I know it is still there, for in my heart I believe the legend of the sacred red fern.”

True or False.
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Billy develops a plan to get his coon pups by reading a magazine advertisement.

1

The marshal of Tahlequah admires Billy.

1

Old Dan and Little Ann enjoy coon hunting with Papa and Grandpa on the weekends.

1

Rubin and Rainie Pritchard give Billy the bet money after Billy's dogs tree the ghost coon.

1

Billy stays in the country to help at his Grandpa's store when the family moves into town.

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Old Dan was big and muscular and was the smarter of the two hound dogs.

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Billy's paretns told him they were going to use any leftover money from the move to buy Billy some new dogs.

Comprehension.
1

What price does Billy pay for his dogs?

1

How does Billy catch his very first coon to help train his pups?

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What keeps Old Dan and Little Ann from freezing on the night of the championship coon hunt?

1

What concerns Billy about Old Dan's behavior when he trees the animal in Chapter 18?

1

According to an old Indian legend, what was the significance of the red fern?

10

Essay: In a well-constructed essay, discuss the role that faith, prayer, and religion plays in Where the Red Fern Grows. Use at least three examples from the story to help support your answer. Make sure you have the following:
-A topic sentence
-Example #1
-Example #2
-Example #3
-Conclude with a personal interpretation sentence.

Answers should be several paragraphs in length.