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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. From whom does Penny borrow a mare to travel home?
(a) Twink Weatherby.
(b) Lem Forrester.
(c) Grandma Hutto.
(d) Mr. Boyle.

5. What reason does Buck Forrester give for wishing to go back to his own home?
(a) To help build the new well.
(b) To sleep in his own bed.
(c) To see to his fields.
(d) To check on his family.

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

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

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

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

10. On the day that Jody returns from the Forrester's home, what meat does Penny have cooking in the smokehouse?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Bear.
(c) Deer.
(d) Pork.

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

12. When Jody realizes that a bear or raccoon may not be a good option for a pet, what does he ask his mother for instead?
(a) A fawn.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A trout.

13. What does Penny allow Jody to make from the rare albino pelt?
(a) A hat.
(b) A shirt.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A knapsack.

14. What does Lem Forrester trade to Penny in exchange for the fiest?
(a) A gun.
(b) An animal pelt.
(c) Bullets.
(d) A sack of food.

15. 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 has no interest in telling his father what he thinks about nature.
(c) He finds that he is able to express himself eloquently.
(d) He finds that he cannot properly express himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Jody sees Oliver to say goodbye, what does Oliver ask Jody to do for him?

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

4. Which of the following words might Jody use to describe his day in the woods in the opening chapter?

5. What object is used to play the game "Mumbledepeg"?

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