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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. Penny and Jody see a type of "dancing" bird while they are out fishing. What type of bird is it?

2. Penny and Jody come across what animals swinging in a sapling tree?

3. Which of the following is NOT used as a description of Oliver Hutto?

4. What animal from the Baxter family farm was killed by Old Slewfoot?

5. Which of the following is NOT a watering trough at the Baxter family sinkhole?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Baxter family feel about the need to have a watering well?

3. What do Jody and Mill Wheel discuss while they are out in the woods searching for the fawn?

4. Why does Penny shoot the doe while out searching for his missing hogs?

5. What does Fodder Wing tell Jody about the magnolia tree, and what is Jody's reaction?

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

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

8. What happens during Fodder Wing's burial service?

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

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

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

As the novel progresses, Jody's relationship to the animals in the woods changes. Define three different relationships that Jody has with animals in his woods and describe the ways that Jody's relationship with those animals changes as his character matures.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the first half of the novel, Penny Baxter is presented as an almost invincible man in his son's eyes. Explain why Jody has such high esteem for his father. Then, choose two examples of moments when Jody's faith in his father's ability begins to fade. Finally, explain how Jody's view of his father's strength has changed by the end of the novel.

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