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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. Who shoots the final shot that kills Flag?

2. After Christmas, how often do the Forrester brothers ride past the Baxter farm.

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

4. What does Jody make from the bright red Cherokee beans that he finds in the woods?

5. Who does Jody plan to enlist as a partner to save Flag from his fate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the opening chapters of the novel, the theme of boyhood is presented. Compare/contrast the boyhood that Jody experiences in the novel with the boyhood his father, Penny, remembers. Then, explain the ways that Penny's remembered boyhood affects the way that he deals with his son during that same age range.

Essay Topic 2

In the middle of the novel, there is a flood that overtakes the Baxter's land.

Part 1.) Describe the effects that the flood had on the land surrounding the Baxter's farm.

Part 2.) Describe the ways that the Baxter family was directly affected by the flood's damages.

Part 3.) Explain how the Baxter family survived in the months following the flood's damages.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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