WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS

 

Content Questions

(Numbers indicate the chapter you should refer to.)

Remember, choose either the even numbered or odd numbered questions.

  1. How old do you think the man is? Tell why you reached this conclusion.(1)
  2. Why did Billy want a dog so badly?(2/3)
  3. Why do you think Billy kept asking for the dogs even though he knew it was hurting his parents?(2/3)
  4. Describe the ways Billy earned his money?(2/3)
  5. Describe Billy’s two pups. Why did they make a perfect combination?(4-6)
  6. What did Billy need in order to train his dogs? Why?(7)
  7. How do you feel about the way Billy and his father caught and killed the raccoon? Do you think they should hunt raccoon?(7)
  8. What finally happened to Billy that stopped him from cutting down the tree? What does Billy think caused the tree to fall? Do you think that Billy’s prayers had anything to do with it?(8/9)
  9. What happened to Little Ann when they went hunting after the storm?(10/11)
  10. How did Billy get the idea to save Little Ann? Who did Billy think helped him? What do you think?(10/11)
  11. How did Grandpa’s bragging get Billy into trouble?(12/13)
  12. Do you think Rubin deserved to die? Explain your answer.(12/13)
  13. What was the superstition that made Billy fearful the night before they arrived at the coon hunt?(14/15)
  14. Describe the rules of the coon hunt. Do you think that Billy’s drawing the fourth night will help him or hurt him? Why?(14/15)
  15. List three things that happened that almost ended the hunt.(16-18)
  16. Why did the dogs trail dangerous bobcats as well as raccoons?(19/20)
  17. How did the dogs save Billy’s life?(19/20)
  18. What happened to Little Ann? Why?(19/20)

 

 

 

These are the possible Discussion Questions:

1.  When you work very hard for something, do you think that you appreciate it more? Do you think that working hard affected the way Billy felt about his dogs?

2. The dogs gave Billy both great joy and great pain. Do you think that he would have worked so hard to get the dogs if he had known what was going to happen?

 

 

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