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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 strange item does Jody attempt to eat to fend off his starvation?

2. When Ma attempts to shoot Flag, where does she hit him?

3. Why is Penny laid up in the month of February, unable to complete any chores around the farm?

4. How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home?

5. During what month of the year does Penny begin all his planting for the upcoming harvest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Jody concoct to try to save Flag from being shot?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Jody build the fence that protects the corn crops from Flag?

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

8. What happens to the Baxter family's crops during the seven-day storm?

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

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

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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