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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big is the alligator that Penny hunts down by the watering hole and plans to smoke for dog food?
(a) Three feet long.
(b) Fifteen feet long.
(c) Eight feet long.
(d) Twelve feet long.

2. As Flag matures, how does Penny feel about him?
(a) He is growing to fear the yearling.
(b) He is growing apathetic toward the yearling.
(c) He is growing to resent the yearling.
(d) He is growing to love the yearling.

3. Why does Jody wish for a hurricane?
(a) Because he has fond memories of rain.
(b) Because he doesn't know what a hurricane is.
(c) Because their fields are completely parched of water.
(d) Because he is angry at his father and wishes the crops to be ruined.

4. Where is Jody meant to get the supplies for the fence around the corn crop?
(a) From the Forrester's yard.
(b) From the scrub.
(c) From Grandma Hutto's home.
(d) From Mr. Boyle's general store.

5. When Ma attempts to shoot Flag, where does she hit him?
(a) In the leg.
(b) She misses him completely.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the head.

6. What strange item does Jody attempt to eat to fend off his starvation?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Moss.
(c) Grass.
(d) Sticks.

7. How does Jody plan to get to Boston?
(a) By train.
(b) By wagon.
(c) By walking.
(d) By boat.

8. How does Jody respond to the second flutter mill that he builds?
(a) It brings him comfort.
(b) It brings him terror.
(c) It brings him no joy.
(d) It brings him amusement.

9. What type of animal do the Baxter men witness dying when they return for their cured swamp grass?
(a) A wildcat.
(b) A buck.
(c) A bear.
(d) A moose.

10. Who gives Jody a round box for his gunpowder for Christmas?
(a) Eulalie Boyles.
(b) Twink.
(c) Fodder Wing Forrester.
(d) Grandma Hutto.

11. When Jody is forced to pen Flag, what does he use to construct the cage?
(a) Old fences.
(b) Old railroad tracks.
(c) Old siding from the cabin.
(d) Old tree limbs.

12. How does Jody know that Flag has been eating the family's corn crop?
(a) He recognizes Flag's tracks in the dirt.
(b) He sees Flag eating the crop.
(c) He smells the corn on Flag's breath.
(d) Ma swears that she saw Flag with an ear of corn in his mouth.

13. After the run-in with the Forresters at the Christmas party, where does Grandma Hutto decide to move?
(a) To Boston.
(b) To New York.
(c) To Seattle.
(d) To Chicago.

14. How many days does it take Jody to build the fence?
(a) Twenty-one days.
(b) Twelve days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Six days.

15. During what month of the year does Penny begin all his planting for the upcoming harvest?
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) June.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Flag ages, what crop does he trample on the Baxter farm, meaning that there will be no cash for that crop this year?

2. When Penny and Jody finally arrive at Grandma Hutto's home, which of the following adjectives best describes the conversation between Ma Baxter and Grandma Hutto?

3. Where does Jody hope to sell Flag to keep him away from his father's gun?

4. Who shoots the final shot that kills Flag?

5. Why don't Penny and Jody follow Old Slewfoot when they see him crossing the river?

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