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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object is used to play the game "Mumbledepeg"?
(a) A loaded gun.
(b) A jackknife.
(c) A metal hammer.
(d) A wooden stake.

3. Who takes Jody into the woods in search of the fawn?
(a) Mill Wheel Forrester.
(b) Penny.
(c) Fodder Wing.
(d) Buck Forrester.

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

5. How does Ma Baxter feel about Buck Forrester staying in their home?
(a) She is completely apathetic.
(b) She is warming to him.
(c) She is incredibly excited.
(d) She is outraged at the idea.

6. When Jody sees that his mother is in a bad mood, on what does he compliment her in an attempt to cheer her mood?
(a) Her good looks.
(b) Her sewing abilities.
(c) Her cooking.
(d) Her clean home.

7. From which character did Penny earn the nickname "Leetle ol' Penny Baxter"?
(a) Lem Forrester.
(b) Oliver Hutto.
(c) Ora Baxter.
(d) Buck Forrester.

8. When Jody is sick in bed, what is Ma worried will kill him if not properly treated?
(a) A measles rash.
(b) A high fever.
(c) Dehydration from vomiting.
(d) A parasite in his stomach.

9. At what time must Jody finish all of his chores before he is allowed to visit Fodder Wing?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) Noon.

10. How does Jody react when he first sees the Spaniard in the trees?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is apathetic.

11. Which of the following has Penny Baxter always felt closest to?
(a) Water.
(b) Humans.
(c) Plants.
(d) Animals.

12. What does Fodder Wing feed to his dogs?
(a) Smaller animals.
(b) Table scraps.
(c) He doesn't feed them.
(d) Dog food.

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

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

15. Penny and Jody come across what animals swinging in a sapling tree?
(a) Chipmunks.
(b) Squirrels
(c) Gophers.
(d) Bear cubs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Jody arrives at Fodder Wing's home with his new fawn, what news is he greeted with?

4. Buck considers what animals to be vandals in the cornfield?

5. What alcoholic beverage do all but Jody drink at the Forrester home?

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