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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the encounter with the Spaniard, what type of animal does Jody watch feeding its young?

2. Who is watching over Jody when he awakens from the fistfight?

3. What gift does Oliver bring back from his adventures for Jody?

4. When the Baxter hogs were returned, what was included as a supposed peace offering?

5. Which of the following words is used to describe the color of Jody's hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Julia injured by Old Slewfoot?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. After living through the fistfight, what does Jody realize about Oliver Hutto?

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

9. While Penny and Jody are hunting for Grandma Hutto, a buck is killed. Describe both Jody's and Penny's roles in the buck's death.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fodder Wing played an important role in Jody's relationship with animals.

Part 1.) Explain who Fodder Wing is and how he got his name.

Part 2.) Compare/contrast Fodder Wing and Jody's relationships with the animals of the woods.

Part 3.) Theorize how Fodder Wing would have reacted to Flag's fate.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the colorful language of the farmers in both the Baxter and Forrester families comes to life. Choose one farm saying or figure of speech used by one of the characters and explain what it means. Then, explain how that figure of speech characterizes the speaker who used it and how the saying relates to the plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Penny Baxter spends most of his life priding himself on his honesty. Choose one situation where Penny used honesty to get him out of a sticky situation and one situation when Penny chose to lie. How does the dichotomy of truth and lies present itself as a theme in the novel through Penny's character?

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