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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 has been spit up from the river and now covers the ground in the woods?
(a) Fish.
(b) Toads.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Frogs.

2. What do the Forresters do to the Huttos in retaliation for Oliver's wedding to Twink?
(a) They kill Oliver and Twink.
(b) They burn down Grandma Hutto's home.
(c) They steal all the family's food supply for the winter.
(d) They kidnap Grandma Hutto for ransom.

3. After their second calf is killed by Old Slewfoot, which of the following best describes the atmosphere as Penny and Jody hunt the bear?
(a) Filled with hate.
(b) Filled with terror.
(c) Filled with awe.
(d) Filled with hope.

4. In September, why must Jody always keep the fawn near?
(a) Because the fawn is getting too big for the barn.
(b) So that he won't be in Ma Baxter's way.
(c) So that the bears don't eat him.
(d) Because the Forresters have threatened to steal it.

5. Who gives Jody a round box for his gunpowder for Christmas?
(a) Fodder Wing Forrester.
(b) Twink.
(c) Grandma Hutto.
(d) Eulalie Boyles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Ma use to refer to Twink?

2. What is the name of the plague that is sweeping through the woods?

3. Where does Jody hope to sell Flag to keep him away from his father's gun?

4. Which character says, "It grieves me..." to see that Jody is growing up so fast?

5. In September, why do the bears begin killing the palmettos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are all the animals in the woods dying, and what does Jody fear in this realization?

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

3. What happens to the Baxter family's crops during the seven-day storm?

4. Why do Penny and Jody return to Mullet Prairie?

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

6. How does the family react to seeing the first frost of the year?

7. How does Jody know that Flag is maturing in the yearling phase of his life?

8. What happens to make the Baxter family realize that Old Slewfoot has returned?

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

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

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