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

2. When Jody is sick in bed, what is Ma worried will kill him if not properly treated?

3. What is the name of the city where Grandma Hutto lives?

4. Which of the following best describes Doc Wilson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What significant even happened when Jody Baxter was two years old?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Buck Forrester enters the Baxter family's life as a beacon of light. Gradually, as the novel progresses, that light begins to fade. Describe how Buck Forrester functions as a beacon of light and explain how the changing character of Buck Forrester signals to the reader that darkness is quickly approaching the Baxter family.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the novel is "The Yearling," a title that can be taken two ways. Explain how the title of the novel could be describing Jody's life or Flag's life and how Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings parallels the two coming-of-age stories throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In the rising climax of the novel, the fight between the Forrester and Baxter family comes to a head at the Volusia Christmas party.

Part 1.) Explain what happened in the final fight between the two families.

Part 2.) Explain why Grandma Hutto decided to lie to Oliver about the events.

Part 3.) Describe what the final effects of the fight were on both families and their relationship to each other and the woods.

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