Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 1-10

In "Where the Red Fern Grows" the story starts in present day and then went back in time. What literary device is that called?

• foreward
• Prequel
• flashback
• epilogue

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When Billy told his dad that he only wanted one dog, why was there hurt in his father's eyes?

• His dad was hurt by Billy's selfishness.
• Billy's dad was hurt that Billy wouldn't earn the money himself.
• His dad wanted to get Billy his dogs but didn't have the money.
• Billy's dad had hurt himself farming that day.

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Instead of dogs what did Billy's dad get him instead?

• Mule
• Sammy the cat
• An advertisement for dogs
• steel traps

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Why was Sammy skittish around Billy?

• He trapped him too many times.
• Billy always made loud noises around him.
• He knew Billy liked dogs better.
• Billy's sisters told Sammy that Billy didn't like him.

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What did Billy find in the campground that would change his life?

• A baking soda can
• Two puppies
• An advertisement for hound dogs
• a large raccoon

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How long did Billy save up to get his dogs?

• Two years
• Two months
• Three years
• Three years and two months

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Why did Billy walk to town to get his dogs?

• The mail couldn't deliver his dogs.
• Grandpa told him to go get them.
• He was afraid someone else would take them.
• He could not wait any longer to get his dogs.

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Why did people in town stare at Billy and his dogs?

• They never saw a boy from the Ozark Mountains.
• A boy with two dogs in a sack was not something they saw often.
• They didn't like outsiders.
• They never saw a child before.

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How did Billy catch his first raccoon?

• With his steel traps.
• With a trap his dad showed him how to make.
• With his dogs
• With a trap his grandpa showed him how to make.

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Why was it so important to Billy to cut down the large sycamore tree that his dogs had chased the raccoon to?

• He didn't want to let his dogs down.
• He didn't want to let his grandpa down.
• He needed the money from the raccoon hide.
• Billy wanted to let everyone know that he could cut down that large tree.

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