Billy climbs down and he tells Rubin and Rainie
that he isn’t going to kill the raccoon
. They call him “chicken-livered” and they warn him that if he doesn’t call his dogs on the raccoon right away, they’ll “beat [him] half to death. … The boys warn Billy that if his dogs don’t kill the raccoon, theirs will.
How did Rubin and Rainie disrespect Billy’s grandfather?
One day, while Billy is at his grandfather’s store,
he sees a buggy approach
. Driving it are Ruben and Rainie Pritchard, two of the meanest boys in the area. They say they don’t think his hounds look very tough, and they say that his grandfather is crooked.
What did Billy want to do after Ruben died?
Billy secures his dogs and then goes back to check on Rubin. Rainie is in shock, because he sees the ax is imbedded in his brother’s stomach. He runs away from the scene, leaving Billy to comply with Rubin’s last request, which is
to remove the ax
.
Why didn’t Rubie and Rainie give back money to Billy?
He felt sorry for it and didn’t have the heart to kill it. Why wouldn’t Rainie and Rubin give back the money to Billy?
Billy had not killed the ghost coon.
What bet do Grandpa and Billy make with Rubin and Rainie?
Upon Billy’s arrival at Grandpa’s store, he runs into Rubin and Rainie Pritchard. They are boys with a bad reputation and no one likes them. They bet
Billy two dollars that his hounds cannot catch a coon that has been running around in their part of the country for years
. They call him the ghost coon.
Who went with Billy’s father to recover?
With that money, Billy’s mother and father are able to achieve their dream of moving to town so that the children can go to school (Chapter 18).
Grandpa
goes with Billy’s father to recover Rubin’s body.
Which dog did Billy think was smarter?
Billy thinks
Little Ann
is the smarter dog. The price of a good coonskin jumped between $4 and $7. Old Dan got trapped in an old muskrat den. Little Ann was able to find Old Dan so Billy was able to dig him out.
What is a ghost coon?
In Where the Red Fern Grows, the ghost coon is
a legendary raccoon that is impossible to catch
.
Why are Billy’s dogs unusual?
Terms in this set (8) Why are Billy’s dogs unusual?
They fight together, won’t eat until the other one does, save each other from danger, watch over Billy.
What did Billy decide about the ghost coon and why?
He had climbed the big oak tree twice and couldn’t find the coon. … What did Billy decide about the ghost coon, and why?
He decided he didn’t want to kill the old coon because it had lived there such a long time.
Why does Billy give Rubin the $2?
Why does Billy give Rubin the $2.00? Billy gives Rubin the $2.00. This is
because he has “lost” the bet
. He said that he would climb the tree that the ghost coon was in one more time, and if he wasn’t there, Billy would pay up.
What does Billy do with the flowers from his sisters?
At a loss as to what he can do to make things better, Billy takes
a bouquet of artificial flowers his sisters
have made and sneaks over to the Pritchards’ cemetery, where he puts the blooms on Rubin’s grave.
Why does Rubin call Billy crazy?
Terms in this set (29) Billy does not want to kill the ghost coon. Why does Rubin Pritchard call Billy “crazy” in chapter 13? …
He felt sad and he thought his death was his fault.
Why does Billy risk his life to save little Ann?
Every now and then the hunters make fun of Old Dan and Little Ann. They say that Billy’s dogs are small and that Little Ann isn’t half as smart as Billy says she is. … Billy
loves
his dog too much to just let her die in the water. He goes so far as to risk his own life to save the life of his dog.
What did Grandpa keep secret from Grandma?
What did Grandpa keep secret from Grandma?
The corn liquor
.
Where does the ghost coon ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
The ghost coon heads for
an open field
. Rainie tells Billy that if the ghost coon gets to a certain tree, he’ll disappear. Just then, Billy hears Old Dan bark, but not Little Ann. Billy hurries after them to see what is so special about this tree.
