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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does all the work on the farm while Jody is sick in bed?
(a) Ma.
(b) Penny.
(c) Lem Forrester.
(d) Fodder Wing.

2. Why does Jody wish for a hurricane?
(a) Because he doesn't know what a hurricane is.
(b) Because he has fond memories of rain.
(c) Because he is angry at his father and wishes the crops to be ruined.
(d) Because their fields are completely parched of water.

3. What animal has been spit up from the river and now covers the ground in the woods?
(a) Fish.
(b) Toads.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Snakes.

4. Which of the following adjectives does Penny use to describe Jody's hunting skills down by the watering hole?
(a) Ferocious.
(b) Feeble.
(c) Noble.
(d) Manly.

5. When the Baxter hogs were returned, what was included as a supposed peace offering?
(a) A mule.
(b) An extra sow.
(c) A blue ribbon calf.
(d) A gaggle of geese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals go missing from the Baxter farm after the fistfight?

2. How many babies did Penny Baxter and his wife bury before Jody was born?

3. What does Penny allow Jody to make from the rare albino pelt?

4. How many times does Penny's gun misfire, missing the bear that he is hunting?

5. On the ferry ride across the river, what does Jody think about?

(see the answer key)

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