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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 animal movement signals to Penny that bad weather might be coming?
(a) Bears migrating to the south.
(b) Sea birds flying overhead.
(c) Squirrels nesting with more moss.
(d) Snails trailing longer trails of slime.

2. 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.

3. How many days does it take Jody to build the fence?
(a) Twenty-one days.
(b) Thirty days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Twelve days.

4. What strange item does Jody attempt to eat to fend off his starvation?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Moss.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Grass.

5. Which character says, "It grieves me..." to see that Jody is growing up so fast?
(a) Ma Baxter.
(b) Buck Forester.
(c) Lem Forrester.
(d) Penny Baxter.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month of the year does Penny begin all his planting for the upcoming harvest?

2. During a fight, what does Ma Baxter state that Penny's heart is made of?

3. As Flag matures, how does Penny feel about him?

4. How big is the alligator that Penny hunts down by the watering hole and plans to smoke for dog food?

5. What animal comes sniffing around the camp where the men sleep, enticed by the smell of cooking meat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events directly contributing to Flag's death.

2. Why doesn't Penny want to hunt the wolves with the Forrester family?

3. How is Penny injured while he is trying to uproot a tree trunk?

4. After hunting the wolves in the woods, why must Penny put all his trust in Buck Forrester?

5. At the end of winter, how does the family feel about Old Slewfoot's meat?

6. While hunting for the wolves, why do Penny and Lem get into a fight over a buck?

7. Why does Buck Forrester keep the hide of Old Slewfoot, and what is the reaction to his plan?

8. What is the response to Jody's ability at planting the tobacco seeds?

9. What do Jody and Penny witness the maimed wolf doing on their land, and what is their response?

10. Why does Jody view stormy weather as a particularly nostalgic time of his life?

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