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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. Where has Oliver Hutto been living, before he returns to Grandma Hutto's home?
(a) On a small island.
(b) In the desert.
(c) Deep in the woods.
(d) Out at sea.

2. Why doesn't the Baxter family own a well?
(a) Because wells haven't been invented yet.
(b) Because Ma thinks that wells are unclean.
(c) Because they didn't like the taste of well water.
(d) Because they can't afford the labor to dig one.

3. Who is with Jody when he thinks he sees the helmeted Spaniard?
(a) Flag.
(b) Fodder Wing.
(c) Penny.
(d) Ma Baxter.

4. How many dogs does the Baxter family own?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jody sees that his mother is in a bad mood, on what does he compliment her in an attempt to cheer her mood?

2. When Jody realizes that a bear or raccoon may not be a good option for a pet, what does he ask his mother for instead?

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

4. On the day that Jody returns from the Forrester's home, what meat does Penny have cooking in the smokehouse?

5. From whom does Penny borrow a mare to travel home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do each of Jody's parents react to the fact that he has been rambling in the woods all morning rather than doing his chores?

2. What does Fodder Wing tell Jody about the magnolia tree, and what is Jody's reaction?

3. When Penny realizes that the hogs are missing, what does he do?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Jody and his father have what reaction to Fodder Wing's baby raccoon?

10. After the fistfight, what does Oliver ask of Jody, and what is Jody's response?

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