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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. When does Penny assume that Flag will grow his horns?

2. How many days does it take Jody to build the fence?

3. While searching the woods, what animal do the men discover has migrated north?

4. What happens after Flag goes wandering through the house at night and nuzzles Ma while she is sleeping?

5. After Christmas, to what does Jody compare the members of the Hutto family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Penny propose that they get the fabric Ma requested for her Christmas dress?

2. Why are all the animals in the woods dying, and what does Jody fear in this realization?

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

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

5. How is Penny injured while he is trying to uproot a tree trunk?

6. How does the family react to seeing the first frost of the year?

7. According to Penny, why is it necessary to lie to Oliver Hutto about the origins of Grandma Hutto's house fire, and what is Ma Baxter's response to the explanation?

8. What happens during the middle of the night, prompting Ma Baxter to ban Flag from entering the house?

9. How is Penny coping with his groin injury at the time of Flag's bad behavior?

10. After Flag dies, how does Jody plan to escape to Boston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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