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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. Why doesn't the Baxter family own a well?

2. How many dogs does the Baxter family own?

3. What animal attacks Penny while he and Jody are searching for the missing farm animals?

4. Who is injured during the first hunt of Old Slewfoot?

5. Which character says that they would like a chance to "whup that bear"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the Forrester boys wake up, thinking that they hear a "varmint" scratching around their mother's bedpost?

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

4. How is the Baxter family's limestone sinkhole divided?

5. How does the Baxter family prepare the buck that Penny shoots with his new gun?

6. What reaction does Jody have when Old Slewfoot kills the Baxter family's pregnant sow?

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

8. What does Jody realize when he visits Fodder Wing's collection of pets after Fodder Wing's death?

9. What does Jody do in the middle of the night after Old Slewfoot has been killed and everyone has fallen asleep?

10. How is Jody injured during the fight between Oliver Hutto and the Forrester men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, all three literary conflicts arise: man versus self, man versus man, and man versus nature. Choose which form of literary conflict you believe to be the strongest in the novel and explain why, citing at least three examples of this form of conflict.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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