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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. In what month does the Baxter family experience their first frost of the year?

2. After the storm, why does the Baxter family suddenly have less milk than usual?

3. What is the name of the area where the Baxter men find the bears hunting salt water mullet?

4. What color is Twink's hair?

5. What animal do the Baxter and Forrester men trap and plan to sell on the coast for a hefty profit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jody know that Flag is maturing in the yearling phase of his life?

2. What prompts Jody to change his opinion of Twink?

3. While hunting for the wolves, why do Penny and Lem get into a fight over a buck?

4. Why doesn't Penny want to hunt the wolves with the Forrester family?

5. At the end of winter, how does the family feel about Old Slewfoot's meat?

6. What do Jody and Penny witness the maimed wolf doing on their land, and what is their response?

7. What happens when Jody is asked to pen Flag?

8. What happens to make the Baxter family realize that Old Slewfoot has returned?

9. How can Jody tell that Flag is beginning to mature into a buck?

10. Why are the Baxter and Forrester men glad that Fodder Wing is not alive to prowl the woods with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two families play central roles in the novel: the Baxter family and the Forrester family. Briefly describe each family and compare/contrast the way that the two families relate to the woods and nature that they live in.

Essay Topic 2

In the opening chapter, Jody Baxter proclaims his three life's desires. Briefly describe each of the three desires that Jody has for his life and explain how, through the course of the novel, he accomplishes each one.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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