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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Penny and Jody greeted by the Forrester family?
(a) With animosity.
(b) With open arms.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) With terror.

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

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

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

5. How does Jody express himself when he tells his father about his insights into nature?
(a) He finds that his father is not interested in what he has to say.
(b) He finds that he is able to express himself eloquently.
(c) He finds that he cannot properly express himself.
(d) He has no interest in telling his father what he thinks about nature.

6. When Jody sees Oliver to say goodbye, what does Oliver ask Jody to do for him?
(a) Pick up his medicine from the doctor's office.
(b) Deliver a message to Twink.
(c) Punch Lem Forrester the next time he sees him.
(d) Pray for his healing wounds.

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

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

9. How many dogs does the Baxter family own?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

11. While walking through the woods, what animal does Penny note is stuck in the same place of life as he is?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Bears.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fish.

12. Why does Grandma Hutto allow Jody to return home after the fistfight?
(a) Because Penny demanded to take Jody home.
(b) So that his mother won't worry about his recovery.
(c) Because he didn't have any serious injuries.
(d) Because she doesn't have room in her house for him.

13. What does Jody give to Doc in exchange for healing his father?
(a) The gun traded from the Forresters.
(b) The baby fawn.
(c) His coonskin knapsack.
(d) His new hunting knife.

14. How long does Penny say Julia must mend before she will be well enough to hunt Old Slewfoot again?
(a) One year.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons do the Forresters have?

2. Which of the following is NOT used as a description of Oliver Hutto?

3. What is the name of Lem Forrester's sweetheart?

4. What does Jody create with palm fronds in the woods?

5. Who is injured during the first hunt of Old Slewfoot?

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