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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Grandma Hutto's little white dog?
(a) Twink.
(b) Fuzzy.
(c) Fluff.
(d) Cotton.

3. Which of the following instruments is NOT present in the Forrester family's late night jam session?
(a) A fiddle.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A piano.
(d) A whiskey jug.

4. After his father's attack, what relationship does Jody have with the animal that attacked him?
(a) He is forever terrified of the animal that attacked his father.
(b) He dreams about the animal that attacked his father.
(c) He swears to avenge his father's attack.
(d) He kills the animal that attacked his father.

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

6. After his father's attack, what chore does Jody complete on his own for the first time in his life?
(a) Bailing the hay.
(b) Milking the cows.
(c) Feeding the horses.
(d) Plowing the fields.

7. Which of the following words might Jody use to describe his day in the woods in the opening chapter?
(a) Average.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Frustrating
(d) Perfect.

8. What part of Old Slewfoot's body is offered to Buck Forrester to take home to his ailing family member?
(a) The hide.
(b) The heart.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The liver.

9. What does Jody create with palm fronds in the woods?
(a) A flutter-mill.
(b) A flutter-wand.
(c) A flutter-boat.
(d) A flutter-bed.

10. Who does Oliver leave the dinner table to visit, infuriating Jody?
(a) Lem Forrester.
(b) Twink.
(c) Fodder Wing.
(d) Mr. Boyles.

11. How many sons do the Forresters have?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

12. Which of the following adjectives best describes the lunchtime meal that Jody and his father eat at the Forrester home?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Sickening.
(c) Plentiful.
(d) Moldy.

13. On the ferry ride across the river, what does Jody think about?
(a) The way his father has changed.
(b) Twink's beauty.
(c) Oliver's imperfections.
(d) Fodder Wing's animals.

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

15. What does the Baxter family suspect happened to the missing animals?
(a) They suspect that they wandered into the woods.
(b) They suspect that animals have fallen into the stream.
(c) They suspect that Old Slewfoot got at them.
(d) They suspect that the Forrester family stole them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jody leaves to visit Fodder Wing, he is warned that what animal is in its mating season?

2. What emotion does Jody admit to feeling when he kills an animal during a hunt?

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

4. When the Baxter hogs were returned, what was included as a supposed peace offering?

5. What new baby animal, the newest in his collection, does Fodder Wing show to Jody?

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