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II TERM LITERATURE EXAM REVIEW

Where the Red Fern GrowsBy Wilson Rawls

Groups: 6°A/B/C/D/E

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WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls

Author

Wilson Rawls

Main Characters

1. Billy Coleman

2. Old Dan

3. Little Ann

4. Papa

5. Mama

6. Grandpa

7. Billy´s sisters

8. Ruben Pritchard

9. Rainie Pritchard

Setting

Ozark Mountains, Oklahoma

Conflict

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Themes

1. Determination

2. God and spirituality

3. Sacrifice

4. Love and Loyalty

5. Family

Point of View

First-person narrative

Genre

Autobiographical fiction

Tone / Mood

Reflective, nostalgic, wistful,

contemplative

Symbolism / Allegory / Imagery

Dogs, trophy cups, trees, raccoons

Allusions

1. Literary and Philosophical:

The Bible, Angel Gabriel

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes

2. Historical:

Cherokee Tribe

Daniel Boone

Ford Model T

3. Pop Culture / Social:

Jack Dempsey

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WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS By Wilson Rawls

Characters Description

Billy Colman - The protagonist of Where the Red Fern Grows. At the start of the novel he is ten

years old. He has three younger sisters. He is filled with "puppy love"— he wants a dog badly.

He is a brave boy, full of determination and grit.

Old Dan - Old Dan is one of Billy's redbone coonhounds. He is bigger and stronger Than Little

Ann, the other hound. He will never leave a raccoon once he is on its trail, although sometimes

his impatience gets the best of him, and he loses the trail.

Little Ann - Little Ann is one of Billy's redbone coonhounds. She is smaller but smarter than

Old Dan. She is a beautiful hound, and will not stop hunting until she knows exactly where the

coon is hiding. No coon can trick her. For a hound, she is extremely playful.

Papa - Billy's papa is a good, honest farmer. He is poor, but is working hard so his family can

move to the city. Once Billy buys his hounds, he starts to treat Billy like a man.

Grandfather - Billy's grandfather runs a general store and a small mill. His store is a place

where coon hunters gather to talk about hunting. He is full of imagination, and gets Billy into a

lot of adventures.

Mama - Billy's mama is part Cherokee. She is very religious and always enjoys answering Billy's

questions about God. She worries about him when he is hunting, but is also very proud of him.

She wants very much to move to town so the children can get a good education.

Billy's Sisters - Billy has three sisters, all younger than him. They help with chores, but are

often too little to understand what is going on.

Ruben Pritchard - Ruben is the older of the two Pritchard brothers. They come from a strange,

disliked family. Ruben is full of insults and ready to fight. While on a hunt with Billy and Rainie,

he falls on an axe and dies.

Rainie Pritchard - Rainie is the younger of the two Pritchard brothers. They come from a

strange, disliked family. Rainie is not very bright, but he is full of tricks and is always trying to

make bets.

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Where The Red Fern Grows Word ListNo.Word Clue/Definition 1. ANN Smart but gun-shy: Little ___ 2. BAKING Billy used a K.C.___Powder can for a bank 3. BET Grandpa made one with the Pritchard boys 4. BILLY Was afflicted with puppy love 5. BLUE The Pritchard's hound: Old ___ 6. BOBCAT Billy thought the hounds had treed one 7. BOTTOMS Location of the big sycamore tree 8. CAP Mama made one from Billy's first coon skin 9. CHEROKEE Mama's Indian heritage10. COATS Fad for coon skin ones raised the price of skins11. CONTEST Grandpa entered the hounds in one12. COON Billy didn't want to kill it: ghost ___13. DAN Strong and aggressive: Old ___14. DEPOT Where Billy picked up his puppies15. ENGLAND Where coonskin coat fad was: New ___16. FERN Grew on a sacred spot: red ___17. FIFTY Dollar amount Billy saved18. FLOWERS Billy put them on Rubin's grave19. FORTY Dollar cost of the hounds20. GOD Thought about and talked to frequently by Billy21. GOLD Cup Billy gave to his youngest sister22. GRANDPA Sent away for the dogs23. GUN Billy's other desire24. ILLINOIS River near the bottoms25. JUDGE Was amazed at Billy's dogs26. KENTUCKY Location of kennel27. LION Attacked Billy and the dogs: mountain ___28. MAMA Prayed for a way to move to town29. MARSHAL Rescued Billy from the fight with the town children30. OKLAHOMA State where Billy lived31. OZARKS Mountain setting of novel32. PAPA Gave Billy three steel traps33. POST Where the ghost coon hid: gate ___34. PRITCHARD Rubin and Rainie's last name35. RAINIE Was excited on the hunt for the ghost coon36. RAWLS Author37. REFLECTION Billy saw his for the first time on his trip to town38. RINGTAIL Nickname for a raccoon: Mr. __39. RUBIN Fell on the axe and died40. SACK Billy carried the puppies home in one: gunny ___41. SAMIE Curious cat42. SILVER Cup Little Ann won at the beauty contest43. SLEET Weather during last night of the coon hunting contest44. STORE Where Grandpa worked45. TALEQUAH Town Billy walked to for the dogs46. TEN Dollar amount Billy spent on gifts for the family47. THREE Number of Billy's sisters48. TWO Dollar amount of Grandpa's bet with the Pritchard boys49. WHOOP Sound Billy made to the hounds

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1. State where Billy lived

2. Location of kennel

3. Was amazed at Billy's dogs

4. Billy put them on Rubin's grave

5. Weather during last night of the coon hunting contest

6. Attacked Billy and the dogs: mountain ___

7. Billy saw his for the first time on his trip to town

8. Cup Little Ann won at the beauty contest

9. Dollar cost of the hounds

10. Gave Billy three steel traps

11. The Pritchard's hound: Old ___

12. Strong and aggressive: Old ___

13. Where the ghost coon hid: gate ___

14. Grew on a sacred spot: red ___

15. Nickname for a raccoon: Mr. __

16. Mama made one from Billy's first coon skin

17. Smart but gun-shy: Little ___

18. Where Grandpa worked

19. Billy used a K.C.___Powder can for a bank

20. Sound Billy made to the hounds

Where The Red Fern Grows - Fill In The Blanks

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___ 1. SLEET A. Number of Billy's sisters

___ 2. BET B. Grew on a sacred spot: red ___

___ 3. KENTUCKY C. Was amazed at Billy's dogs

___ 4. BOBCAT D. Location of kennel

___ 5. FLOWERS E. Billy thought the hounds had treed one

___ 6. PRITCHARD F. Gave Billy three steel traps

___ 7. DEPOT G. Dollar amount Billy spent on gifts for the family

___ 8. PAPA H. Sound Billy made to the hounds

___ 9. MARSHAL I. Rubin and Rainie's last name

___10. TEN J. Billy saw his for the first time on his trip to town

___11. WHOOP K. Grandpa made one with the Pritchard boys

___12. SACK L. Where Billy picked up his puppies

___13. RUBIN M. Dollar amount of Grandpa's bet with the Pritchard boys

___14. OKLAHOMA N. Billy carried the puppies home in one: gunny ___

___15. GRANDPA O. Fell on the axe and died

___16. TWO P. Where the ghost coon hid: gate ___

___17. REFLECTION Q. Grandpa entered the hounds in one

___18. CONTEST R. Where coonskin coat fad was: New ___

___19. FERN S. Sent away for the dogs

___20. POST T. Cup Little Ann won at the beauty contest

___21. ENGLAND U. Weather during last night of the coon hunting contest

___22. SILVER V. State where Billy lived

___23. JUDGE W. Fad for coon skin ones raised the price of skins

___24. COATS X. Rescued Billy from the fight with the town children

___25. THREE Y. Billy put them on Rubin's grave

Where The Red Fern Grows - Matching

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Match the definition with the vocabulary word. Put your answers in the magic squaresbelow. When your answers are correct, all columns and rows will add to the samenumber.

A. TALEQUAH G. ANN M. CAPB. RINGTAIL H. TEN N. SACKC. CHEROKEE I. BAKING O. MAMAD. RAINIE J. TWO P. DANE. COON K. PRITCHARDF. THREE L. SAMIE

1. Nickname for a raccoon: Mr. __ 2. Smart but gun-shy: Little ___ 3. Rubin and Rainie's last name 4. Billy carried the puppies home in

one: gunny ___ 5. Mama made one from Billy's first

coon skin 6. Curious cat 7. Dollar amount Billy spent on gifts for

the family 8. Town Billy walked to for the dogs

9. Strong and aggressive: Old ___10. Billy used a K.C.___Powder can for

a bank11. Billy didn't want to kill it: ghost ___12. Was excited on the hunt for the

ghost coon13. Mama's Indian heritage14. Number of Billy's sisters15. Dollar amount of Grandpa's bet with

the Pritchard boys16. Prayed for a way to move to town

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Where The Red Fern Grows - Magic Squares

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Words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and down. Clues listed below can help youfind the words. Circle the hidden vocabulary words in the maze.

B J U D G E D A N M A R S H A L T FT O F F O O N P W B I K A P K I W LN M T D L F D O S N N M A I R O O BB A A T D O Y S G P J P P T N N H RA M L Y O X W T S I L V E R T I K TK A E Z M M A E W V N F C B S M E JI J Q R M I S N R K P I Q G E P E XN C U S L H J O T S V F C X T S R FG S A C K X J I S P P T G O N P H NZ H H R K E N T U C K Y Y C O A T SK R B S J G C C Z H T L S O C N G QG A N Y T P H E S R L L H E Y S R KB W I Y E P Z L O I B W R V P A A TV L B Z N R E F B Z J O J R J M N MC S U L V Q H E B G T Q B A C I D LL A R E C Y S R E S P B R C N E P LD E P O T P R I T C H A R D A N A ZG U N E N G L A N D S L E E T T Y B

Attacked Billy and the dogs: mountain ___ (4)Author (5)Billy carried the puppies home in one: gunny ___ (4)Billy didn't want to kill it: ghost ___ (4)Billy put them on Rubin's grave (7)Billy saw his for the first time on his trip to town (10)Billy thought the hounds had treed one (6)Billy used a K.C.___Powder can for a bank (6)Billy's other desire (3)Cup Billy gave to his youngest sister (4)Cup Little Ann won at the beauty contest (6)Curious cat (5)Dollar amount Billy saved (5)Dollar amount Billy spent on gifts for the family (3)Dollar amount of Grandpa's bet with the Pritchard boys (3)Dollar cost of the hounds (5)Fad for coon skin ones raised the price of skins (5)Fell on the axe and died (5)Gave Billy three steel traps (4)Grandpa entered the hounds in one (7)Grandpa made one with the Pritchard boys (3)Grew on a sacred spot: red ___ (4)

Location of kennel (8)Location of the big sycamore tree (7)Mama made one from Billy's first coon skin (3)Nickname for a raccoon: Mr. __ (8)Number of Billy's sisters (5)Prayed for a way to move to town (4)Rescued Billy from the fight with the town children (7)Rubin and Rainie's last name (9)Sent away for the dogs (7)Smart but gun-shy: Little ___ (3)Sound Billy made to the hounds (5)Strong and aggressive: Old ___ (3)The Pritchard's hound: Old ___ (4)Thought about and talked to frequently by Billy (3)Town Billy walked to for the dogs (8)Was afflicted with puppy love (5)Was amazed at Billy's dogs (5)Was excited on the hunt for the ghost coon (6)Weather during last night of the coon hunting contest (5)Where Billy picked up his puppies (5)Where Grandpa worked (5)Where coonskin coat fad was: New ___ (7)Where the ghost coon hid: gate ___ (4)

Where The Red Fern Grows - Word Search

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Across 3. Billy used a K.C.___Powder can for a bank 5. Rescued Billy from the fight with the town

children 7. Weather during last night of the coon hunting

contest 9. Billy didn't want to kill it: ghost ___12. Grandpa made one with the Pritchard boys13. Strong and aggressive: Old ___14. Billy's other desire15. Attacked Billy and the dogs: mountain ___16. Nickname for a raccoon: Mr. __20. Dollar amount of Grandpa's bet with the

Pritchard boys21. Dollar amount Billy spent on gifts for the family22. Where Billy picked up his puppies23. Mountain setting of novel

Down 1. Prayed for a way to move to town 2. Smart but gun-shy: Little ___ 3. The Pritchard's hound: Old ___ 4. Location of kennel 6. Billy saw his for the first time on his trip to town 7. Cup Little Ann won at the beauty contest 8. Cup Billy gave to his youngest sister10. Grew on a sacred spot: red ___11. Where coonskin coat fad was: New ___12. Was afflicted with puppy love16. Author17. Thought about and talked to frequently by Billy18. Where the ghost coon hid: gate ___19. Mama made one from Billy's first coon skin

Where The Red Fern Grows - Crossword

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Where The Red Fern Grows

MAMA BLUE TEN COATS CHEROKEE

CAP RAINIE RINGTAIL CONTEST WHOOP

STORE BOTTOMS FREE SPACE FORTY JUDGE

PAPA GOD RAWLS GUN POST

SAMIE GRANDPA BET RUBIN PRITCHARD

Where The Red Fern Grows

ILLINOIS FLOWERS TWO KENTUCKY SACK

BILLY OKLAHOMA DEPOT FERN DAN

SLEET BAKING FREE SPACE MARSHAL ENGLAND

LION FIFTY THREE REFLECTION OZARKS

COON TALEQUAH GOLD BOBCAT PRITCHARD

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Where the Red Fern GrowsChapters 16 - 20 / QUESTIONS

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Chapter 16Why did the contestants decide to move a few miles

downstream?

What is meant by “strike a trail”?

Why is the judge so impressed with Billy’s hounds?

How many coons did the hounds catch?

Explain how the two dogs doctored one another.

The contestants wanted to get away from the already hunted areas.

The dogs will pick up the scent of a raccoon.

Old Dan and Little Ann licked each others wounds to clean them and stop the bleeding while the hunters and judge waited for them to be done.

Billy’s hounds do not give up and have relentless determination.

They caught 3 coons.

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Chapter 17Describe the opening scene of the chapter.

How do we know that Billy is a brave and determined boy?

Describe what happened to Grandpa.

How did Billy warm Grandpa’s injury?

Describe the scene at the end of the chapter.

There is an eerie sky and clouds are looming. There is going to be a storm.

Billy wants to continue hunting when the storm arrives, even though a man could die in a storm that severe.

Grandpa fell and injured his ankle. He was unable to walk. Who found Grandpa?

Billy kept hold the raccoon hide to the fire to warm it and then wrapped the hide around Grandpa’s ankle.

The hunters are all sitting around a campfire during the storm and Billy is tending to Grandpa.

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Chapter 18How were the dogs found? What were they doing?

What did Billy win? Be specific.

What did Billy do with his prizes?

How did Billy’s mom feel about the dogs after the championship coon hunt? Explain how you know this

Mama brought food to the dogs in the doghouse. She knelt down in prayer while Billy watched from his room. Then he saw mama and papa holding each other looking at the dogs and mama began to cry.

The dogs, covered in ice, were running circles around the tree.

Billy won a gold cup for winning the hunt and a box of money ($300) which was the bet that the hunters made. He also won a silver cup for Little Ann and the beauty contest.

Billy gave the cups to his sisters and the box of money to his parents.

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Chapter 19What is the “devil cat” of the Ozarks?

How does Billy finally kill the big cat?

How do the dogs prove their loyalty to Billy?

What does Billy discover when he examines the dogs after the fierce battle?

Explain what happens to Old Dan and Little Ann after Billy takes them home.

Write about the feelings and emotions that you felt immediately after reading chapter 19.

The devil cat is a mountain lion.

Billy finally drives the axe through the shoulder blades of the lion’s back.

They come together and rise up as one in front of the mountain lion before it attacks Billy.

Old Dan has been wounded on his underbelly.

After Billy brought the dogs home, Old Dan died, and Little Ann was heart broken. Little Ann died of a broken heart. She wouldn’t eat or drink. She died on his grave. Who do you think had the worse death?

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Chapter 20What does Billy see when he goes to say goodbye to his dogs?

Retell the Indian legend of the red fern.

How does adult Billy feel about the Ozarks?

A beautiful red fern had grown between the dog’s grave.

There was an Indian girl and boy who got trapped in a blizzard. They died together and when they were found in the spring, there was a beautiful red fern that grew between them. That place was said to be sacred forever.

He would like to go back to the Ozarks and roam the woods, look for the red fern and relive his childhood memories.

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ThemesLoyalty

Determination

Money

Growth into a man

The “unseen power”

Billy going to get his dogs. Protecting the girl pup. Billy getting the raccoon from the first tree. Little Ann to Old Dan (Muskrat Den). Old Dan to Little Ann (river). Dogs and the mountain lion. Graves.

Billy to get money for his dogs. When he went to get his dogs in Tahlequah. Cutting down the big tree. Hunting in the championship hunt.

Parents didn’t have money for dogs. Money for coonskins. Money for the hunt (prizes and entering). Money to move to the town.

Muscles on his back to help with the farm. Hunting at night with his dogs. Going on the coon hunt. Coffee. Talking with the hunters at Grandpa’s shop.

Names for his dogs. The wind when he fell the big tree. The lantern when Little Ann was in her predicament. Billy’s dogs dying so the family would not be split up. The red fern.

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Vocabulary Study Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

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Note: The words in each section are listed in alphabetical order. The words, definitions, and quotations are presented in the order in which they appear in the Laurel-Leaf Books, May 2001 edition.

List 1 Chapters I-IV

aromatic baying crude dormant flailing

mulled pangs quavering quench sanitation

1. sanitation (san i tey shun) n. the disposal of sewage and solid waste derivatives: sanitary “I knew if something wasn’t done quickly the sanitation department would have to pick up a dead dog” (1). 2. crude (krood) adj. in natural state; lacking finish, tact, or refinement derivatives: crudely, crudity, crudeness “I guessed that the crude, scribbly letters had probably been written by a little boy” (3). 3. dormant (door muhnt) adj. a sleeplike state or period of inactivity; hibernating derivatives: dormancy, nondormant “It’s strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man’s mind for so many years” (3). 4. quench (kwench) v. to satisfy; to put out or extinguish derivatives: quenchable, quenchableness, quencher, unquenchable, unquenched “Water from a rain puddle or a mountain stream would quench his thirst and cool his hot dry throat” (5).

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Vocabulary Study Where the Red Fern Grows


5. aromatic (air uh mat ik) adj. having a fragrant or pleasant smell derivatives: aromatically, nonaromatic “In the spring the aromatic scent of wild flowers, redbuds, papaws, and dogwoods drifting on the wind currents, spread over the valley and around our home” (9). 6. baying (bey ing) v. a deep prolonged howl derivatives: none “I was lying in bed one night trying to figure out a way I could get some dogs when I heard the deep baying of a coon hound” (14). 7. mulled (muhld) v. to consider carefully; to ponder derivatives: none “I thought of the words. I mulled them over in my mind” (18). 8. quavering (kwey ver) v. to quiver, tremble, or shake derivatives: quaverer, quaveringly, quavery “In a quavering voice he said, ‘Well, son, it’s your money. You worked for it and you worked hard’” (23). 9. pangs (pangs) n. brief sudden feelings of pain, a twinge derivatives: none “Feeling the pangs of hunger gnawing at my stomach, I decided I would stop and eat at the next stream I found” (28). 10. flailing (fleyl ng) v. to beat or swing vigorously; to thrash about derivatives: flail “Arms flailing in the air, I zoomed up and out. I seemed to hang suspended in the air at the peak of my climb” (33).

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List 2

Chapters V-VIII

bewildered commotion gawked hampering muster

provisions querying submerged ventured wily

1. muster (muhs ter) v. to assemble; to gather derivatives: none “He looked friendly enough but I still couldn’t muster up enough courage to go in” (35). 2. gawked (gawk t) v. to stare stupidly, to gape derivatives: none “Storekeepers stepped out and gawked” (39). 3. provisions (pruh-vizh uhns) n. supplies of food or other necessities derivatives: none “On the outskirts of town, I stopped and picked up a can and my provisions” (43). 4. ventured (ven cherd) v. to take a risk; to dare derivatives: venture, preventure, unventured “Once he went around the fire and ventured out into the darkness” (44). 5. commotion (kuh moh shun) n. a noisy disturbance; turmoil derivatives: commotional “The girl pup, hearing the commotion, had gotten up and joined the boy dog” (45).

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6. querying (kweer ee ing) adj. questioning; inquiring derivatives: queryingly, outquery, unqueried “With a querying look on his face, he said, ‘I’m afraid I don’t understand’” (51). 7. hampering (ham per ing) adj. interfering, impeding, hindering derivatives: hamperedly, hamperedness, unhampered “With the hampering help of my sisters, I made a little dog house” (53). 8. wily (wahy lee) adj. crafty and cunning, tricky derivatives: wilily, wiliness, unwily “I tried every trick I knew. It was no use. I just couldn’t catch the wiley [sic] old coon” (55). 9. submerged (suhb murjd) adj. under the surface; hidden, covered, or unknown derivatives: none “All along the river large sycamore logs lay partly submerged in the clear blue water” (59). 10. bewildered (bih wil dered) adj. very confused, puzzled, perplexed derivatives: bewilderment “Old Dan, with a bewildered look on his face, stood for a moment looking after her” (76).

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List 3 Chapters IX-XII

abounded begrudgingly belligerent eddy haunches

leered maneuver momentum nonchalantly rile

1. momentum (mo men tuhm) n. force of speed or movement derivatives: none “It picked up momentum as the heavy weight of the overbalanced top dove for the ground” (96). 2. nonchalantly (non shuh lahnt lee) adv. indifferently or casually derivatives: nonchalant “I hung around the house for a while, and then nonchalantly whistled my way out to the barn” (100). 3. belligerent (buh lij er uhnt) adj. warlike; ready to fight, aggressive derivatives: belligerently, nonbelligerent, belligerence “He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude” (102). 4. predicament (pri dik uh muhnt) n. a difficult or dangerous situation derivatives: noun “I never saw a coon hound so determined or one that could get into so many predicaments” (104). 5. abounded (uh bound ed) v. existed in great numbers derivatives: boundingly, overabounded, well-abounding “It was a wonderful place to hunt as it abounded with game” (108).

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6. haunches (hawnch ez) n the hindquarter of an animal; the fleshy part of the hips derivatives: none “She was sitting on her haunches, staring up and bawling at the tree bark” (108). 7. rile (rayhl) v. to irritate or anger derivatives: none “She ruffled up my hair and kissed me between the eyes. This did rile me up” (111). 8. begrudgingly (bih gruhj ing lee) adv. reluctantly giving or allowing derivatives: begrudging, nonbegruding “‘Come on. I’m going to lock up.’ Begrudgingly, they walked out” (125). 9. leered (leerd) v. to look at with a sideways glance; to look at in a threatening manner derivatives: leeringly “He just leered at me. ‘I don’t think they’re half as good as you say they are,’ he said” (126). 10. maneuver (muh noo ver) n. an adroit move, a skillful execution derivatives: maneuverable, maneuverability, maneuverer “At this maneuver,” Rubin said to Rainie, “He’s heading for that tree” (135).

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List 4 Chapters XIII-XVI

clambered doused droning faltered mackinaw

nauseating protruding slough sulked utter

1. clambered (klam berd) v. to climb with hands and feet; to climb with difficulty derivatives: clamberer “I clambered up and looked over to the fight” (144). 2. nauseating (naw zee eyting) adj. causing sickness of the stomach derivatives: nauseatingly, unnauseating “A nauseating sickness spread over my body” (146). 3. protruding (proh trood ing) adj. to thrust forward, to jut out derivatives: protrudent “Turning around, I saw his hands were curled around the protruding blade as if he himself had tried to pull it from his stomach” (146). 4. mackinaw (mak uh naw) n. short coat of thick wool, usually plaid derivatives: none “He was sitting humped over, with his hands jammed in his pockets of his patched and worn mackinaw” (148). 5. sulked (suhlkd) v. behaved in a silent, ill-humored manner; pouted, moped derivatives: none “‘Yes, Mama,’ I said, and sulked off to my room” (150).

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6. utter (uh ter) v. to speak or pronounce derivatives: unuttered, utterable, utterer, utterless “I was so surprised at what Grandpa had said I couldn’t utter a word” (157). 7. droning (drohn ing) n. a dull, low, monotonous sound derivatives: droningly “I stood and listened to the droning tones of his deep voice” (159–160). 8. slough (sloo) n. a soft muddy place, a swamp like place derivatives: none “‘I didn’t know for a long time,’ I said, ‘until one day when I was hoeing corn down in the field by the old slough’”(165). 9. faltered (fawl terd) v. hesitated or wavered derivatives: falterer, falteringly “Regardless of all the discouraging talk, the love and belief I had in my little red hounds never faltered” (188). 10. doused (dousd) v. to plunge into water or to splash with water derivatives: none “We could tell they were coming back so we doused all the fires and, sure enough, they came right through the camp” (190).

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List 5 Chapters XVII-XX

berserk carcasses disemboweled haggard leeward

lithe lull pertrified scourge searing

1. leeward (lee ward) adj. the point toward which the wind blows derivatives: leewardly “Finding three large sycamores growing close together, we stopped on the leeward side” (198). 2. lull (luhl) n. a temporary calm or quiet derivatives: luller, lullingly “Once during a momentary lull of the storm, I thought I heard the baying of a hound” (199). 3. searing (seer ing) adj. burning or scorching on the surface derivatives: unseared “When the ankle had twisted the searing pain must have made him unconscious” (204). 4. carcasses (kahr kuhs ez) n. the body of an animal derivatives: none “After the skins were peeled from the carcasses, I had an idea” (208). 5. haggard (hag erd) adj. having a gaunt, exhausted appearance derivatives: haggardly, haggardness “The first one to reach us was Mr. Kyle. He looked haggard and tired” (210).

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6. petrified (pe truh fahyd) adj. changed to stone; frozen with fear derivatives: unpetrified “I stopped, petrified with fear” (224). 7. berserk (ber zurk) adj. wild, crazed, deranged derivatives: berserkly, berserkness “I went berserk and charged into the fight” (225). 8. lithe (lahyth) adj. bending easily, flexible, limber derivatives: lithely, litheness “The long lithe body dipped low to the ground” (226). 9. disemboweled (dis em bou uhld) v. to slash open the abdomen and remove the entrails derivatives: disembowelment “I saw the knotty bulge of steel bound muscle, the piston-like jerk of deadly hind claws, trying for the downward stroke that could disembowel a dog” (227). 10. scourge (skurj) n. a whip or lash, something that administers punishment derivatives: none “It was the end of the trail for the scourge of the mountains” (228).

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Fill-in-the-Blank Activity Where the Red Fern Grows

Using the words below, fill in the blanks with suitable vocabulary choices. Each word or its derivative is used once.

List 1 Chapters I-IV

aromatic baying crude dormant flailing

mulled pangs quavering quench sanitation

1. As a ten year old boy, Billy lies awake and listens to the ____________________ of coon

hounds, dreaming of the day he will have his own hunting dog. 2. Nothing Billy’s mother says can _________________________ his desire to own a pair

of registered redbone coon hound pups. 3. A/An ________________________ breeze filled the Ozark valley where Billy and his

family lived in a small log cabin. 4. The K.C. Baking Powder can is not very ______________________ since Billy found it

in a trash pile, but it becomes the bank for the hard earned money he is saving. 5. To earn money, Billy sells minnows and blackberries to the fishermen in the spring and

summer, and he traps animals that are not ______________________in the winter. 6. Billy loves and respects his grandfather, and he often will _________________ over their

conversations when he is alone in the woods. 7. When Billy thinks of how worried his parents must be, he has __________________ of

regret over leaving for Tahlequah without their permission. 8. On the way to the depot, Billy stops to watch the school children on the playground, their

arms ________________________ as they spurt from the slide by the red brick building. 9. The store window provides Billy with a/an __________________________ mirror where

he views himself for the first time in his life.

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10. The closer the marshal with his big black gun comes to Billy, the more his knees begin to ______________________.

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List 2 Chapters V-VIII

bewildered commotion gawked hampering muster

provisions querying submerged ventured wily

1. As Billy walks barefoot through Tahlequah, carrying two hound pups in a gunny sack, people in the streets ________________________ at the strange site.

2. The only ____________________ Billy has packed for the trip are three eggs and some

salt pork which he shares with his pups. 3. Despite all of Billy’s effort, the coons were too _____________________ for him to

catch with his traps. 4. Billy gives his grandpa a ____________________ look as he listens to him explain how

to trap a coon using a bright shiny object and a few nails. 5. When Grandpa’s trap fails to work, Billy is about to give up until his father explains that

it might be Billy’s scent on the trap that is _______________________ his efforts. 6. Old Dan and Little Ann will not hesitate to ____________________ themselves in the

icy river to tree a clever coon. 7. Before ______________________ into the woods at night, Billy must tell his parents the

area of the woods where he plans to hunt. 8. When Billy’s dogs tree their first coon, it takes all of the strength Billy can____________ to chop down the big sycamore tree. 9. His ________________________father scratches his head in disbelief as Billy explains

the bargain he made with his dogs. 10. Billy’s sister makes quite a ___________________________ when she brings his lunch

and sees the size of the tree he is trying to chop down.

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List 3 Chapters IX-XII

abounded begrudgingly belligerent haunches leered

maneuver momentum nonchalantly predicament rile

1. Old Dan does not understand that the scarecrow man will keep the coon in the tree, so he

sits on his _______________________ and refuses to leave. 2. His hands blistered, his muscles aching, and his ___________________ fading, Billy

puts down his ax and starts for home. 3. It is evident from the details of the story that Billy’s family is ______________________

in love for one another. 4. Billy often gets __________________ up by some of the remarks other coon hunters

make about his dogs, especially when they criticize Little Ann for being small. 5. Grandpa ___________________ works around the store as Billy tells his coon hunting

tales to his customers. 6. Billy finds himself in a dangerous _______________________ when Little Ann falls into

the frozen river. 7. Fortunately, Billy uses the handle from his lantern to ________________________Little

Ann out of the icy waters by her collar. 8. Even though the Pritchard brothers are mean and ________________________, Billy’s

mother had told him to be kind to them. 9. Ruben and Rainie __________________ at Grandpa with disrespectful looks on their

faces. 10. _________________________, Billy agrees to let his dogs hunt the “ghost coon” and

makes a two dollar bet with the Pritchard brothers.

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List 4 Chapters XIII-XVI

clambered doused droning faltered mackinaw

nauseating protruding slough sulked utter

1. Billy and his dogs chase coons through every _____________________ and every inch

of woods for miles around his house.

2. After _____________________ about half way up the tree, Billy hears the ghost coon cry like a small baby.

3. Rainie is unable to ______________________ a sound when he sees what has happened to his brother.

4. Billy becomes ____________________ at the site of Ruben lying injured on the ground.

5. For several days after the accident, Billy ____________________ around the house, upset because he cannot think of a way to help the Pritchards.

6. Grandpa is afraid that Billy has not completely hidden his corn liquor and that Grandma will see it ______________________ from underneath the hay.

7. Billy sees many beautifully groomed hunting dogs at the championship coon hunt, but he never __________________ in his belief that Old Dan and Little Ann will win the silver cup.

8. When they hear the dogs baying in the woods nearby, the hunters ___________________ the campfire.

9. Billy and Papa do not have fancy hunting clothes like the other men in the contest. Papa hunts in the same plaid _____________________ that he wears on the farm.

10. Billy falls asleep under the buggy listening to the _____________________ voices of the hunters talking for hours about their dogs treeing coons.

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List 5 Chapters XVII-XX

berserk carcasses disemboweled haggard leeward

lithe lull pertrified scourge searing

1. Billy is ________________ when Old Dan bays his challenge to the mountain lion, the

devil cat of the Ozarks, but he knows that in Old Dan’s heart there is no fear. 2 Due to the powerful, _________________body of the mountain lion, Billy’s dogs face

almost impossible odds of winning the fight. 3. The site of the mountain lion on Little Ann and her cries of pain cause Billy to go

__________________________. 4. In the terrible fight, Old Dan is _________________________ by the devil cat’s razor

sharp claws. 5. Billy arrives at the cabin bloody and ________________________ from carrying Old

Dan through the woods. 6. The _____________________ pain that Billy feels when he realizes Old Dan has died is

almost too much for a young boy to bear. 7. There is no way to ________________ Billy’s crying as he weeps for his dogs on the

river bank. 8. Billy built a small box from rough pine slabs in which to place the __________________

of his dog. 9. When Billy loses both of his beloved hunting dogs, he believes he is being ___________

for some great wrong he has committed. 10. Billy selects a beautiful spot on the ______________________ side of a red oak tree for

Old Dan’s grave.

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Multiple Choice Exam Where the Red Fern Grow

1. mackinaw a. a parrot b. a designer dress c. a plaid wool jacket d. a hunting cap e. hunting boots

2. wily

a. trustworthy, loyal b. crafty, tricky c. intelligent, smart d. lonely, solitary e. friendly, outgoing

3. quavering

a. sulking b. mimicking c. shaking d. sleeping e. talking

4. petrified

a. lost in the wilderness b. forgotten by everyone c. content with life d. changed to stone e. softened by rain

5. leeward

a. the left side b. the right side c. the windy side d. the dangerous side e. the backside

6. faltered a. hesitated b. despaired c. followed d. jumped e. rejoiced

7. slough

a. a mountainous region b. a desert terrain c. a swampy area d. lush forest e. a flooded river

8. lithe

a. stiff and rigid b. shaky and unsteady c. slender and lean d. flexible and limber e. sly and crafty

9. clambered

a. sprinted b. jumped c. stomped d. reached e. climbed

10. nonchalantly

a. in a casual way b. in an angry manner c. in a hesitant way d. in a slow manner e. in an quiet way

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11. doused a. warmed b. wetted c. blew d. dried e. hid

12. haggard

a. hunted for sport b. lost in the woods c. dressed in nice pants d. groomed for a hunt e. exhausted from prolonged

exertion 13. querying

a. crying b. laughing c. pondering d. faltering e. questioning

14. utter

a. to contemplate or wonder b. to speak or pronounce c. to sink or submerge d. to laugh or cackle e. to question or ask

15. scourge

a. great speed or force b. a moment of hesitation c. the infliction of punishment d. an unpleasant smell e. a championship hunt

16. protruding a. gaping open b. being curious c jutting out d. tearing loose e. asking questions

17. begrudgingly

a. hopefully b. quietly c. eagerly d. reluctantly e. casually

18. bewildered

a. lost b. confused c. complicated d. concerned e. encouraged

19. leered

a. a kind look b. a confused look c. a threatening look d. a questioning look e. a thoughtful look

20. maneuver

a. a sporting move b. a skilled move c. a clumsy move d. a dance move e. a hunting move

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21. belligerent a. doubtful b. curious c. aggressive d. friendly e. intelligent

22. abounded

a. existed in great numbers b. returned from a journey c. prohibited from travel d. wandered for days e. hunted coons

23. gawked

a. to make a squawking noise b. to stare stupidly c. to walk clumsily d. to talk meanly e. to fall hardly

24. lull

a. to rile b. to leave behind c. to soothe or calm d. to laugh or chuckle e. to hesitate or waver

25. ventured

a. dared b. forgot c. walked d. wandered e. questioned

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Writing Activity Where the Red Fern Grows is a poignant story of love and sacrifice. Read the following two excerpts carefully. Then in a well-developed essay, analyze how the author uses diction and details to reveal the sacrificial relationship between Billy and his dogs. Be sure to include additional evidence from the novel as support.

from Chapter V I figured the lion had scented my pups. The more I thought about anything harming them, the

madder I got. I was ready to die for my dogs. Every time the big cat screamed, the boy dog would run to the mouth of the cave and bawl

back at him. I started whooping and throwing rocks down the mountainside, hoping to scare the lion away. Through the long hours of the night, I kept this up.

The lion prowled around us, screaming and growling; first on the right, and then on the left, and above and below. In the wee hours of the morning, he gave up and left to stalk other parts of the mountains. I’m sure he thought he didn’t stand a chance against two vicious hounds and such a big hunter.

from Chapter XIX “The way your dogs are cut up,” Papa said, “it must have been a terrible fight.” “It was, Papa,” I said. “I never saw anything like it. Little Ann wouldn’t have fought the lion

if it hadn’t been for Old Dan. All she was doing was helping him. He wouldn’t quit. He just stayed right in there till the end. I even had to pry his jaws loose from the lion’s throat after the lion was dead.”

Glancing at Old Dan, Papa said, “It’s in his blood, Billy. He’s a hunting hound and the best one I ever saw. He only has two loves—you and hunting. That’s all he knows.”

“If it hadn’t been for them, Papa,” I said, “I probably wouldn’t be here now.” “What do you mean,” Mama said, “you wouldn’t be here now?” I told them how the lion had leaped at me and how my dogs had gotten between him and me. “They were so close together,” I said, “when they came up off the ground they looked just

like one.” “I’m thankful that I still have her,” I said, “but how can I forget Old Dan? He gave his life for

me, that’s what he did—just laid down his life for me. How can I ever forget something like that?”

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