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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 is forced to pen Flag, what does he use to construct the cage?
(a) Old siding from the cabin.
(b) Old railroad tracks.
(c) Old tree limbs.
(d) Old fences.

2. How big is the alligator that Penny hunts down by the watering hole and plans to smoke for dog food?
(a) Fifteen feet long.
(b) Three feet long.
(c) Twelve feet long.
(d) Eight feet long.

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

4. After Christmas, what is Jody's main winter chore?
(a) Skinning the deer.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Planting the fields.
(d) Churning milk into butter.

5. What bird does Penny notice has survived the plague?
(a) Pheasants.
(b) Quails.
(c) Chickens
(d) Wild turkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Flag ages, what crop does he trample on the Baxter farm, meaning that there will be no cash for that crop this year?

2. Who gives Jody a round box for his gunpowder for Christmas?

3. How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home?

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

5. What interesting thing does Penny witness a maimed wolf doing on his property?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the Baxter and Forrester men glad that Fodder Wing is not alive to prowl the woods with them?

2. What happens during the middle of the night, prompting Ma Baxter to ban Flag from entering the house?

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

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

5. How is Penny coping with his groin injury at the time of Flag's bad behavior?

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

7. What prompts Jody to change his opinion of Twink?

8. How can Jody tell that Flag is beginning to mature into a buck?

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

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

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