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The Yearling | Quiz

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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The Yearling | Quiz

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1)

Which of the following best describes Doc Wilson? (from Chapter 14)

He is practically blind.
He is a thief.
He is a terrible doctor.
He is a drunk.
2)

Why have the Forrester brothers traveled to Kentucky at the time Flag reaches his fate? (from Chapter 32)

To sell the bear cubs.
To trade horses.
To play cards.
To start working a new farm.
3)

How does Ma Baxter feel about Buck Forrester staying in their home? (from Chapter 16)

She is warming to him.
She is incredibly excited.
She is outraged at the idea.
She is completely apathetic.
4)

Who takes Jody into the woods in search of the fawn? (from Chapter 15)

Fodder Wing.
Buck Forrester.
Penny.
Mill Wheel Forrester.
5)

Who chooses the new name, Flag, for Jody's new fawn? (from Chapter 17)

Fodder Wing.
Lem Forrester.
Ma Forrester.
Ma Baxter.
6)

While searching the woods, what animal do the men discover has migrated north? (from Chapter 20)

The bears.
The squirrels.
The panthers.
The deer.
7)

Where does Jody hope to sell Flag to keep him away from his father's gun? (from Chapter 32)

To a zoo.
To a rich child who would want Flag as a pet.
To a butcher shop.
To a park where people feed deer.
8)

How does Jody plan to get to Boston? (from Chapter 33)

By walking.
By train.
By boat.
By wagon.
9)

After the storm, why does the Baxter family suddenly have less milk than usual? (from Chapter 19)

Because the fawn drank the cow's milk.
Because the cow died in the storm.
Because the Forresters stole the Baxter family cow.
Because the cow fed its milk to its calf.
10)

Buck considers what animals to be vandals in the cornfield? (from Chapter 16)

Bears.
Raccoons.
Foxes.
Deer.
11)

How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home? (from Chapter 26)

They float him on a boat lent from Nellie Ginright.
They only carry his body as far as Fort Gates.
They carry his body over their shoulders.
The Forresters arrive to help them.
12)

What type of animal do the Baxter men witness dying when they return for their cured swamp grass? (from Chapter 21)

A wildcat.
A bear.
A buck.
A moose.
13)

When Jody arrives at Fodder Wing's home with his new fawn, what news is he greeted with? (from Chapter 17)

That Fodder Wing has run away.
That Fodder Wing has died.
That the Forrester family is once again in a feud with the Baxter family.
That the Forrester family has moved.
14)

As Flag ages, what crop does he trample on the Baxter farm, meaning that there will be no cash for that crop this year? (from Chapter 29)

Tobacco.
Strawberry.
Cabbage.
Spinach.
15)

What does Jody give to Doc in exchange for healing his father? (from Chapter 15)

The gun traded from the Forresters.
His new hunting knife.
The baby fawn.
His coonskin knapsack.
16)

Who does Jody attempt to talk to on the way to Volusia, prompting him to deeply miss Fodder Wing? (from Chapter 25)

The ferry boy.
The blacksmith.
The horse wrangler.
The gardener.
17)

What happens after Flag goes wandering through the house at night and nuzzles Ma while she is sleeping? (from Chapter 29)

Ma bans Flag from the house.
Ma's feelings toward Flag change and she welcomes him into the family.
Ma demands that Penny shoot Flag.
Ma demands that Jody set Flag free in the woods.
18)

During a fight, what does Ma Baxter state that Penny's heart is made of? (from Chapter 23)

Lard.
Glass.
Butter.
Stone.
19)

Where is Jody meant to get the supplies for the fence around the corn crop? (from Chapter 31)

From Mr. Boyle's general store.
From the scrub.
From the Forrester's yard.
From Grandma Hutto's home.
20)

How many times does Jody look back to see Flag's dead body? (from Chapter 33)

Once.
He never looks back.
Twice.
More times that Jody can count.
21)

When the storm arrives, how many days does it last? (from Chapter 19)

Two days.
Five days.
Three days.
Seven days.
22)

How big is the alligator that Penny hunts down by the watering hole and plans to smoke for dog food? (from Chapter 24)

Eight feet long.
Twelve feet long.
Fifteen feet long.
Three feet long.
23)

What crop of the Baxter family is described as "rotting in the ground"? (from Chapter 21)

Carrots.
Radishes.
Sweet potatoes.
Onions.
24)

When Penny and Jody finally arrive at Grandma Hutto's home, which of the following adjectives best describes the conversation between Ma Baxter and Grandma Hutto? (from Chapter 25)

Intense.
Infuriating.
Icy.
Illogical.
25)

After his father's attack, what chore does Jody complete on his own for the first time in his life? (from Chapter 15)

Milking the cows.
Feeding the horses.
Plowing the fields.
Bailing the hay.
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