Where the Red Fern Grows - Ch. 7

After Billy gets his dogs from Tahlequah, what is the next big obstacle that he must overcome in order to teach his dogs to hunt?

• He needed to show them how to swim

• He needed to teach them about the area so they could hunt properly

• He needed a coon skin so he could show them the scent of a raccoon

• He needed to pull up the traps he put down so his dogs didn't go into them

Who does Billy go to in order to help him with his new problem (presented at the beginning of chapter 7)?

• His mother

• His father

• His grandfather

• The only hunter in the woods

A simile is a comparison of two things using like or as. What does Billy say his eyes are like as he listens to his grandfather describe his idea for a coon trap?

• Shiny tin pieces

• Wide silvery moons

• Big golden saucers

• Big hoot owl eyes

Why doesn't Billy believe that his grandfather's trap will work?

• The raccoon will only have to open its hand to escape

• The raccoon wouldn't be foolish enough to reach into the trap

• The holes won't be big enough for an animal's paw

• The log the trap is put into would just fall apart

What causes Billy to stop setting up traps along the river?

• He feels like he has enough traps

• He covered the whole river in traps

• He accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer

• He runs out of nails

According to Grandpa, why doesn't Billy catch a single coon with his traps right away?

• He left his scent all over the traps

• He didn't make the traps correctly

• The coons are too smart and took the shiny objects without getting caught

• The coons were caught, but mountain lions ate them before Billy could get to them

When Billy comes running to the house after setting his coon traps by the river, what does Billy's mama think happened to him?

• She thinks he caught a coon

• She thinks he was bitten by a snake

• She thinks that Billy saw hunters on their land

• She thinks Billy hurt one of his sisters

Mama notices a spot of blood on Billy's shirt. Where has the blood come from?

• Little Ann

• a raccoon

• Old Dan

• a scratch on Billy's arm

Why does Billy's father want Billy to dismantle all of his traps along the river?

• The traps are dangerous to his sisters

• The traps don't work and Papa could use the nails

• Billy's dogs might get trapped in one of them

• The traps don't give a raccoon a fair chance to fight

At the first part of their training, what object were both dogs deeply afraid of, but have to overcome to become good hunting dogs?

• Tall trees

• Water

• Raccoons

• Other bigger dogs