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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 is the name of the Baxter family's horse?

2. Which character leaves a note posted to his door stating that he has migrated to the ocean and plans to stay drunk for the duration of the storm?

3. Which of the following characters does NOT enter the woods to search for damages from the storm?

4. Why doesn't Old Julia follow the yearling tracks that Penny finds in the woods?

5. After the run-in with the Forresters at the Christmas party, where does Grandma Hutto decide to move?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the response to Jody's ability at planting the tobacco seeds?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the novel is "The Yearling," a title that can be taken two ways. Explain how the title of the novel could be describing Jody's life or Flag's life and how Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings parallels the two coming-of-age stories throughout the novel.

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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