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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While searching the woods, what animal do the men discover has migrated north?
(a) The squirrels.
(b) The deer.
(c) The bears.
(d) The panthers.

2. Why does Penny explain that it was necessary to lie to Oliver Hutto?
(a) Because Oliver would never have believed the truth.
(b) Because the Forresters hadn't really done anything wrong.
(c) Because the Forresters would never be convicted of their crime.
(d) Because the Forresters would have lied to the judges.

3. Why is Penny laid up in the month of February, unable to complete any chores around the farm?
(a) He has a shotgun injury to his leg.
(b) He has a fever.
(c) He has rheumatism.
(d) He has caught the plague.

4. After their second calf is killed by Old Slewfoot, which of the following best describes the atmosphere as Penny and Jody hunt the bear?
(a) Filled with terror.
(b) Filled with awe.
(c) Filled with hate.
(d) Filled with hope.

5. After Christmas, what is Jody's main winter chore?
(a) Skinning the deer.
(b) Churning milk into butter.
(c) Planting the fields.
(d) Chopping wood.

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

7. As the family makes their way back home after the Christmas celebrations, what emotion best describes the way that Jody feels upon seeing his home again?
(a) Content.
(b) Tense.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Apathetic.

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

9. What scarce food source does Flag begin to steal and eat from the family?
(a) The sugar cane.
(b) The beets.
(c) The sweet potatoes.
(d) The corn.

10. What does Jody whittle for his father's Christmas gift?
(a) A figurine.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bowl.

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

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

13. How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home?
(a) They float him on a boat lent from Nellie Ginright.
(b) They carry his body over their shoulders.
(c) The Forresters arrive to help them.
(d) They only carry his body as far as Fort Gates.

14. When Jody and Flag return home after searching for help in Flag's fate, where do the pair spend the night?
(a) Deep in the woods.
(b) In the horse stall.
(c) Out on the porch.
(d) In Jody's bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jody wish for a hurricane?

2. What bird does Penny notice has survived the plague?

3. Where is Jody meant to get the supplies for the fence around the corn crop?

4. When does Penny assume that Flag will grow his horns?

5. Who is Nellie Ginright?

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