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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. What gift does Oliver bring back from his adventures for Jody?
(a) A rusty mouth organ.
(b) A hunting knife.
(c) A small umbrella.
(d) A raccoon-skin knapsack.

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

3. After the encounter with the Spaniard, what type of animal does Jody watch feeding its young?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A fox.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A bear.

4. Which of the following is NOT used as a description of Oliver Hutto?
(a) Tanned skin.
(b) Gray eyes.
(c) Muscled shoulders.
(d) Red-tinged hair.

5. How does Jody express himself when he tells his father about his insights into nature?
(a) He has no interest in telling his father what he thinks about nature.
(b) He finds that he is able to express himself eloquently.
(c) He finds that he cannot properly express himself.
(d) He finds that his father is not interested in what he has to say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fodder Wing feed to his dogs?

2. What does Jody see his father do, which prompts him to believe his father will live?

3. What overwhelming feeling does Jody feel when he is cleaning out the sinkhole?

4. How does Ma Baxter feel about Buck Forrester staying in their home?

5. What type of albino animal is caught in Penny's trap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jody and Mill Wheel discuss while they are out in the woods searching for the fawn?

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

3. How is Jody injured during the fight between Oliver Hutto and the Forrester men?

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

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

6. While walking to the fishing hole, what does Penny inform Jody about the Minorcans?

7. What happens when Jody eats half-ripe berries from the woods?

8. After Fodder Wing's death, what does Jody realize about nature?

9. How did Fodder Wing earn his nickname, and what was the result of his accident?

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

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