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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jody sees Oliver to say goodbye, what does Oliver ask Jody to do for him?
(a) Pray for his healing wounds.
(b) Pick up his medicine from the doctor's office.
(c) Punch Lem Forrester the next time he sees him.
(d) Deliver a message to Twink.

2. How many babies did Penny Baxter and his wife bury before Jody was born?
(a) Two.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

3. What animal from the Baxter family farm was killed by Old Slewfoot?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A horse.
(c) A pig.
(d) A cow.

4. From which character did Penny earn the nickname "Leetle ol' Penny Baxter"?
(a) Lem Forrester.
(b) Ora Baxter.
(c) Oliver Hutto.
(d) Buck Forrester.

5. After his father's attack, what relationship does Jody have with the animal that attacked him?
(a) He dreams about the animal that attacked his father.
(b) He is forever terrified of the animal that attacked his father.
(c) He swears to avenge his father's attack.
(d) He kills the animal that attacked his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree does Fodder Wing claim resembles a Spaniard mounting his horse?

2. At what time must Jody finish all of his chores before he is allowed to visit Fodder Wing?

3. What information about Fodder Wing does Jody learn from Fodder Wing's brother while they are in the woods together?

4. Penny and Jody see a type of "dancing" bird while they are out fishing. What type of bird is it?

5. What animals go missing from the Baxter farm after the fistfight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Baxter family's limestone sinkhole divided?

2. What happens when Jody goes swimming at Grandma Hutto's house?

3. What significant even happened when Jody Baxter was two years old?

4. What happens during Fodder Wing's burial service?

5. After holding the buck skin, what realization does Jody make about his relationship with the animals on his family's land?

6. What reaction does Jody have when Old Slewfoot kills the Baxter family's pregnant sow?

7. How does Buck Forrester teach Jody to rob a bee hive?

8. How does the Baxter family prepare the buck that Penny shoots with his new gun?

9. What plan does Jody concoct to persuade his parents that he is mature enough to take on the fawn as a pet?

10. How does the Baxter family feel about the need to have a watering well?

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