What is a word that means to treat something very carefully or tenderly?
gingerly
What is literary technique represented in the following statement? “I told him dynamite came in little packages.”
A Metaphor
What did Billy use to try to plug up Old Dan's wound in Chapter 19?
mud
What is a word that defines something moving quickly?
scurried.
What does Papa think was good about the red fern growing on the dogs' grave?
It helped Billy understand why his dogs died.
What is the effect in the following excerpt?
"As I neared the tree, Little Ann came to me, reared up, and whined. By her actions, I knew something was wrong.
Billy knew something was wrong.
What is a word that means paralyzed with astonishment
petrified
What is the cause in the following sentence?
"Following the snakelike pattern with my eyes, I knew exactly where I was, for I knew every bend in the river."
I knew every bend in the river.
What is a word that means an attitude of bold resistance?
defiant
What word describes something that is very brief, or lasts only a short time?
momentary
What is the good that came from the "evil" of Old Dan and Little Ann's death? (See page 228)
Billy's family was finally able to move to town to get an education, while still staying together.
What is literary technique represented in the following statement? “I was as nervous as a June bug in a hen house."
A simile