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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jody watches the animal with its young, what does he realize about nature?
(a) That the animal kingdom is a cruel place to live.
(b) That Fodder Wing will always be alive in the animals.
(c) That humans and animals will never be fully connected.
(d) That nature has a way of rebirthing itself.

2. What is the name of the city where Grandma Hutto lives?
(a) Volusia.
(b) Crankia.
(c) Shollup.
(d) Transia.

3. Why doesn't the Baxter family own a well?
(a) Because wells haven't been invented yet.
(b) Because Ma thinks that wells are unclean.
(c) Because they didn't like the taste of well water.
(d) Because they can't afford the labor to dig one.

4. When Jody leaves to visit Fodder Wing, he is warned that what animal is in its mating season?
(a) Badger.
(b) Rattlesnake.
(c) Cougar.
(d) Bear.

5. When Oliver gets into a fight, how many of the Forrester men does he fight at once?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

6. Who is watching over Jody when he awakens from the fistfight?
(a) Lem Forrester.
(b) Grandma Hutto.
(c) Fodder Wing.
(d) Oliver Hutto.

7. When Jody arrives at Fodder Wing's home with his new fawn, what news is he greeted with?
(a) That Fodder Wing has died.
(b) That the Forrester family is once again in a feud with the Baxter family.
(c) That Fodder Wing has run away.
(d) That the Forrester family has moved.

8. Which of the following is NOT a watering trough at the Baxter family sinkhole?
(a) A birdbath trough.
(b) A laundry washing trough.
(c) A swine watering trough.
(d) A livestock watering trough.

9. What does Jody admit to eating, which he believes has caused his upset stomach?
(a) Curdled milk.
(b) Undercooked meat.
(c) Half-ripe berries.
(d) Poisonous plants.

10. Buck considers what animals to be vandals in the cornfield?
(a) Bears.
(b) Deer.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Raccoons.

11. Which of the following words is used to describe the color of Jody's hair?
(a) Straw.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wheat.

12. What gift does Oliver bring back from his adventures for Jody?
(a) A small umbrella.
(b) A rusty mouth organ.
(c) A hunting knife.
(d) A raccoon-skin knapsack.

13. What animal from the Baxter family farm was killed by Old Slewfoot?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A pig.

14. How many babies did Penny Baxter and his wife bury before Jody was born?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

15. Who is injured during the first hunt of Old Slewfoot?
(a) Penny.
(b) Rip.
(c) Julia.
(d) Jody.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons do the Forresters have?

2. What reason does Buck Forrester give for wishing to go back to his own home?

3. What unusual animal does the Baxter family have drying in their smoke house?

4. What does Jody give to Doc in exchange for healing his father?

5. Which of the following words finishes this phrase from the Forrester home: "I'm so hungry, my ______ thinks my throat is cut"?

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