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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. What alcoholic beverage do all but Jody drink at the Forrester home?

2. Which of the following best describes Doc Wilson?

3. How does Jody react when he first sees the Spaniard in the trees?

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

5. What vegetable is Jody hoeing on the day that he wants to visit Fodder Wing with his new fawn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Julia injured by Old Slewfoot?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the opening chapters of the novel, the theme of boyhood is presented. Compare/contrast the boyhood that Jody experiences in the novel with the boyhood his father, Penny, remembers. Then, explain the ways that Penny's remembered boyhood affects the way that he deals with his son during that same age range.

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

After Flag's death, Jody decides that running away from his family is the best option.

Part 1.) Describe Jody's plans to run away and how he will execute those plans.

Part 2.) Explain the emotions that Jody felt when he was running away and his motivations for wanting to leave his family behind.

Part 3.) Describe the lessons that Jody learned while he was on the run and what his conclusions about life with his family were.

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