Questions for Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

1.  At the beginning of the story Billy is a grown man.  For what reason did he give for wanting to help the hound?
2.  What was the terrible yet wonderful disease Billy was inflected with in Chapter 2?
3.  What kind of dogs did Billy want?
4.  Why did Billy's dad say he couldn't have coon dogs?
5.  How did Billy earn the money to buy coon dogs?
6.  Why did Billy go to Tahequah?
7.  Why do you think Billy bought presents for his family while he was in Tahequah?
8.  Where did Billy get the money to buy the presents for his family?
9.  How did Billy feel when the stationmaster opened the crate with his dogs in it?
10. What did Billy need to train his dogs with?
11.  What was Billy's biggest challenge on his first hunt?
12.  What did with the coon hides?
13.  What did Billy do with the money from the hides?
14.  Why was Billy hunting with the Ruben and Rainie Pritchard?
15.  What happened to Ruben Pritchard?
16.  What did Billy's Grandfather want to talk to Billy about?
17.  How did Billy feel about going on a Championship Coon Hunt?
18.  How many coons did his dogs catch?
19.  What happened to Billy's Grandfather?
20.  What awards did Billy's dogs win?
21.  Who did Billy give the awards to?
22.  How did the dogs save Billy's life?
23.  What happened to Old Dan?
24.  What happened to Little Ann?
25.  What special thing did Billy find at the dog's graves.
BONUS:
            What was the Legend of the Red Fern?