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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives does Penny use to describe Jody's hunting skills down by the watering hole?
(a) Feeble.
(b) Manly.
(c) Noble.
(d) Ferocious.

3. What animal has been spit up from the river and now covers the ground in the woods?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Fish.
(d) Toads.

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

5. What happens after Flag goes wandering through the house at night and nuzzles Ma while she is sleeping?
(a) Ma's feelings toward Flag change and she welcomes him into the family.
(b) Ma demands that Penny shoot Flag.
(c) Ma demands that Jody set Flag free in the woods.
(d) Ma bans Flag from the house.

6. In September, why must Jody always keep the fawn near?
(a) Because the Forresters have threatened to steal it.
(b) Because the fawn is getting too big for the barn.
(c) So that the bears don't eat him.
(d) So that he won't be in Ma Baxter's way.

7. When the storm arrives, how many days does it last?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as covering the ground in the woods?
(a) Picket fence posts from neighboring houses.
(b) Bent and broken trees.
(c) Dead animal carcasses.
(d) Ankle-deep water.

9. 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?
(a) Icy.
(b) Infuriating.
(c) Intense.
(d) Illogical.

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

11. Who is Nellie Ginright?
(a) Ma Baxter's best friend.
(b) The town's school teacher.
(c) Penny's old girlfriend.
(d) A female scientist studying the behaviors of bears.

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

13. What does Jody make from the bright red Cherokee beans that he finds in the woods?
(a) A collar for Flag.
(b) A necklace for his mother.
(c) A rattling musical instrument.
(d) A bean-soup for his family.

14. After Christmas, to what does Jody compare the members of the Hutto family?
(a) International spies.
(b) Baby birds that were taken too soon from their mother.
(c) Characters in a fairy tale.
(d) Soldiers fighting a far away war.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What crop of the Baxter family is described as "rotting in the ground"?

4. Why does the Baxter family decide to slaughter their pigs before they are fattened?

5. Who is the only member of the Baxter family to kill one of the invading wolves?

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