Where the Red Fern Grows chapter 7

In the sentence, "He smiled at my tale of woe", what does the word "woe" mean?

• slow down

• anger

• sadness or sorrow

• happiness

What does Grandpa show Billy that will help him catch coons?

• a brace and bit and horseshoe nails

• a spring-loaded trap

• bait

• a spotlight and a .22 rifle

"With eyes as big as a hoot owl's, I looked and listened" is an example of_____________________.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

Grandpa's suggestion to catch coons included

• having the dogs scent the coon and chase it down.

• using a lantern to find the coon's den.

• setting the trap near the coon tracks, baiting it with crawfish, and covering it with leaves.

• drilling a hole, putting a piece of tin in the bottom, and driving nails slant-wise into the wood.

What types of things did coons steal from Grandpa's house when he was a boy?

• apple cores, meal scraps, and string

• knives, forks, and scissors

• paper, jar lids, and food wrappers

• his sister's dolls

According to Grandpa, what was one of the most peculiar things about coons.

• They only stole things from his house at night.

• They hibernated together in his doghouse.

• They sometimes communicated like humans with one another.

• Once they wrapped their paws around something, they would never let go.

Billy says, "The next morning, I was up with the chickens". This is an example of _____________________________.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• an idiom

The morning after Billy sets his 14 traps, _______________________.

• he was extremely disappointed because he didn't catch any coons.

• he was discouraged because the dogs had scared off the coons.

• he thanked God for helping him catch 3 coons.

• he becomes sick from worrying about if he set them correctly.

What are the "ringtail blues"?

• A bruise caused by setting traps to catch coons.

• A specific species of coon whose tail appears blue in the twilight hours.

• A self-inflicted feeling caused by lack of catching coons.

• A disease which is easily spread to humans who come into contact with coons.

While catching his first coon, Billy runs home to share this moment with the family. As he yells toward the house,_____________________________.

• Papa hollers back to Billy because he was upsetting the livestock.

• He alarms Mama who thinks he was bitten by a snake.

• He trips and drops Old Dan.

• Old Dan and Little Ann run off into the Ozarks to go find the coon.