Where the Red Fern Grows
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Chapters 1- 7
Directions: As you read, answer these questions in sentence form. You will not be able to answer all of the
questions until you have read through Chapter 7.
1. Why does the narrator believe “Buddie” belongs in the country?
2. Why does Samie the cat leave home? (Chapter Two)
3. What “terrible disease” is Billy infected with when he is 10 years old?
4. How is young Billy’s life changed by a magazine?
5. Why does Billy go to the depot at Tahlequah? How does he get there?
6. How does Billy choose the dogs’ names?
7. What does Billy’s father mean when he says, “There’s more to education than just reading and writing?”
Vocabulary
Directions: Copy the sentence with the vocabulary word from the book. Then, look up and write
down the definition of the vocabulary word.
1. coaxing
Sentence from page 12: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
2. aromatic
Sentence from page 17: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
3. commotion
Sentence from page 19: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
4. mulled
Sentence from page 25: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
5. quavering
Sentence from page 29: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
6. adoration
Sentence from page 30: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
7. winced
Sentence from page 34: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________
8. gawked
Sentence from page 36: ____________________________________________________________
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________