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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. Where does Jody hope to sell Flag to keep him away from his father's gun?

2. As Flag ages, what crop does he trample on the Baxter farm, meaning that there will be no cash for that crop this year?

3. What crop of the Baxter family is described as "rotting in the ground"?

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

5. What is Jody afraid of when he sees that the corn he planted is beginning to germinate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After hunting the wolves in the woods, why must Penny put all his trust in Buck Forrester?

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

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

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

8. Why does Buck Forrester keep the hide of Old Slewfoot, and what is the reaction to his plan?

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

10. Why do Penny and Jody return to Mullet Prairie?

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

Throughout the novel, the colorful language of the farmers in both the Baxter and Forrester families comes to life. Choose one farm saying or figure of speech used by one of the characters and explain what it means. Then, explain how that figure of speech characterizes the speaker who used it and how the saying relates to the plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The character of Twink plays an important role in adding conflict to the novel.

Part 1.) Describe Twink's character and explain why she was a desirable woman to the men in the novel.

Part 2.) Explain why Twink's character added conflict to the story and what the outcome of that conflict was.

Part 3.) Describe which man, either Oliver Hutto or Lem Forrester, would make a better husband for Twink and explain why.

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