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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Penny assume that Flag will grow his horns?
(a) In the coming fall.
(b) In the coming spring.
(c) In the coming summer.
(d) In the coming winter.

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

3. What, does Penny explain, is the stage a deer goes through called "yearling"?
(a) The age of a newborn deer before it is called a fawn.
(b) The in-between phase of maturity.
(c) The age of a deer right before it dies from old age.
(d) The age when a deer grows his horns.

4. What animal do the Baxter and Forrester men trap and plan to sell on the coast for a hefty profit?
(a) Ten-point bucks.
(b) Albino raccoons.
(c) Bear cubs.
(d) Flying squirrels.

5. What interesting thing does Penny witness a maimed wolf doing on his property?
(a) Howling at the sun.
(b) Climbing the fence to get to the chickens.
(c) Hunting for sweet potatoes in the field.
(d) Playing with the family dogs.

6. What crop of the Baxter family is described as "rotting in the ground"?
(a) Onions.
(b) Sweet potatoes.
(c) Radishes.
(d) Carrots.

7. Which of the following best describes the meat that Old Slewfoot's body produced?
(a) Tasty.
(b) Fatty.
(c) Stringy.
(d) Bitter.

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

9. What crop does Penny spend much time planning to plant in early March?
(a) Beets.
(b) Onions.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Corn.

10. What is Buck Forrester's response to his brother's accusation of Penny Baxter?
(a) He believes that both men are lying.
(b) He believes that Penny is telling the truth.
(c) He believes his brother is telling the truth.
(d) He believes that both men are telling their own truths.

11. In what month does the Baxter family experience their first frost of the year?
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) March.

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

13. Who does Jody attempt to talk to on the way to Volusia, prompting him to deeply miss Fodder Wing?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The ferry boy.
(d) The horse wrangler.

14. Which of the following characters does NOT enter the woods to search for damages from the storm?
(a) Lem Forrester.
(b) Penny Baxter.
(c) Buck Forrester.
(d) Mill Wheel Forrester.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal do the Baxter men witness dying when they return for their cured swamp grass?

2. At the end of the novel, what does Jody realize is the only thing that can bring him comfort?

3. Why have the Forrester brothers traveled to Kentucky at the time Flag reaches his fate?

4. Why was Penny forced into bed for three days following the return of Old Slewfoot?

5. Who does Jody plan to enlist as a partner to save Flag from his fate?

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