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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the Baxter family plan to spend their Christmas holidays?
(a) At the church.
(b) On their own farm.
(c) At Grandma Hutto house.
(d) At the Forrester house.

3. Which character leaves a note posted to his door stating that he has migrated to the ocean and plans to stay drunk for the duration of the storm?
(a) Fodder Wing Forrester.
(b) Oliver Hutto.
(c) Doc Wilson.
(d) Lem Forrester.

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

5. What animal comes sniffing around the camp where the men sleep, enticed by the smell of cooking meat?
(a) A bear.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A wild dog.
(d) A panther.

6. With his father laid up in bed, how does Jody pass the month of February?
(a) Working hard around the farm.
(b) Hunting in the woods.
(c) Reading books in his bedroom.
(d) Playing skip-rope with the neighbors.

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

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

9. What is the name of the plague that is sweeping through the woods?
(a) Black Tongue.
(b) Black Widow.
(c) Black Death.
(d) Black Plague.

10. Who shoots the final shot that kills Flag?
(a) Jody.
(b) Ma.
(c) Buck Forrester.
(d) Penny.

11. 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) Terrified.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Tense.

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 smells the corn on Flag's breath.
(c) He sees Flag eating the crop.
(d) Ma swears that she saw Flag with an ear of corn in his mouth.

13. Why have the Forrester brothers traveled to Kentucky at the time Flag reaches his fate?
(a) To play cards.
(b) To sell the bear cubs.
(c) To start working a new farm.
(d) To trade horses.

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

15. Why does Lem Forrester throw Penny against the wall?
(a) Because he believes that Penny is abusing his dog.
(b) Because he believes that Penny stole from him.
(c) Because he believes that Penny lied to him.
(d) Because he believes that Penny killed Fodder Wing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Penny believe the plague was spread?

2. How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home?

3. While searching the woods, what animal do the men discover has migrated north?

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

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

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