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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. Who chooses the new name, Flag, for Jody's new fawn?

2. As Jody watches the animal with its young, what does he realize about nature?

3. What reason does Buck Forrester give for wishing to go back to his own home?

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

5. After his father's attack, what chore does Jody complete on his own for the first time in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oliver react to hearing the news that Lem Forrester has claimed Twink as his sweetheart?

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

3. After holding the buck skin, what realization does Jody make about his relationship with the animals on his family's land?

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

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

6. How has the Baxter farm changed from the beginning of summer to the end, in August?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the wolves enter the Baxter family land, they cause chaos in the family.

Part 1.) Describe the way that the wolves directly affect life for the Baxters on the farm.

Part 2.) Compare/contrast the ways that the Baxters and the Forresters propose to get rid of the wolves and the conflict that arises due to their disagreement.

Part 3.) Explain the aftereffects of killing the wolves on both the people and animals involved.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, there are many times that the Baxters lose their animals and crops. Choose two instances in which the Baxters were set back in their profits. Describe each instance and explain how this loss affected the Baxters directly.

Essay Topic 3

After Penny is injured by the rattlesnake, there is a period of time when Buck Forrester stays with the Baxter family. Compare/contrast life on the Baxter farm before and during Buck's time there and explain how Buck Forrester helped to change Ma Baxter's mindset about the Forrester family.

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