New Red Fern Chapters 5-9 Comprehension Quiz

1. How did most of the townspeople treat Billy?

A) They made him feel welcome
B) The admired his outfit
C) They laughed at him
D) They all wanted to be his friend

2. Billy took teasing from the gang until ________

A) One called him 'dog boy'
B) One stomped on his foot
C) One pulled his dog's ear
D) They started clapping and chanting

3. How did Billy's feelings change toward the Marshall?

A) From scared of the Marshall to finding a friend in him.
B) From angry toward the Marshall to finding a friend in him.
C) From scared of the Marshall to mad at him.

4. True or False? On his way home from town, Billy spent the night under an oak tree.

A) True
B) False

5. What dangerous animal awakened Billy during the night?

A) A mountain lion
B) A black bear
C) An owl
D) A skunk

6. What connection did Billy notice between the names carved in the tree and his pups personalities

A) The name Dan was bold and large. The name Ann was small and neat
B) The name Dan was messy and large. The name Ann was messy and small.
C) The name Dan was large and bold. The name Ann was messy and large

7. When Papa asked Billy how he liked town, Billy told him ___________

A) He made lots of friends
B) He loved it
C) He wanted to move there
D) He didn't like it at all

8. Papa told Billy that the pipe he had slid down was actually a __________

A) Fire Escape
B) Drain pipe
C) Support beam
D) Garbage chute

9. Billy made all the following for his pups EXCEPT -

A) Collars
B) Doghouse
C) Leash

10. How did Grandpa learn about the nails and hole strategy to catch a "wily, old coon?"

A) From having a pet coon in his youth
B) From hearing stories from other coon hunters
C) From his sister who hunted coons

11. Why does Grandpa's strategy for catching a coon work?

A) The coon will never let go of the shiny object
B) The trap holds the coon in place
C) The strategy does not work

12. Complete the following analogy. Billy is to persistent as coon is to

A) runt
B) woe
C) wily
D) limber

13. What reason did Papa NOT give for telling Billy to not use traps anymore?

A) Traps don't give the coon a chance
B) Traps aren't very sportsmanlike
C) It's summertime and the coons' fur isn't any good
D) The trap didn't work

14. Why did Billy need a raccoon hide?

A) To make a blanket for the cat
B) To train his pups
C) To make a coat for Mama
D) For Papa's birthday cap

15. How did Mama feel about Billy going hunting for the first time?

A) Happy
B) Worried
C) Mad
D) Excited

16. What was NOT a name that Billy called the big sycamore tree?

A) The big tree
B) The chicken tree
C) The little tree
D) The giant

17. When Billy says, "...but I thought something strange happened down in the bottoms." What does his quote mean?

A) Billy didn't say that
B) The dogs kept barking
C) lightning hit the tree
D) God helped him

18. What was Grandpa's trick for keeping the coon in the tree?

A) He yelled at the coon
B) He made a scarecrow
C) He built a big fire
D) He played loud music

19. Which sentence from the book supports the conclusion that Billy believes God helped him?

A) "Do you think God heard my prayer?"
B) "You must remember the big sycamore was the tallest tree in the bottoms"
C) "It wasn't hard for me to decide. I was firmly convinced that I had been helped."
D) "No, I'm afraid I can't help you there"

20. The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language? "my back screamed pain."

A) simile
B) alliteration
C) onomatopoeia
D) personification

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