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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tree does Fodder Wing claim resembles a Spaniard mounting his horse?
(a) Weeping willow.
(b) Maple.
(c) Apple.
(d) Magnolia.

2. How long does Penny say Julia must mend before she will be well enough to hunt Old Slewfoot again?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) One day.

3. What unusual animal does the Baxter family have drying in their smoke house?
(a) Snake.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Toad.
(d) Alligator.

4. What does the Baxter family suspect happened to the missing animals?
(a) They suspect that animals have fallen into the stream.
(b) They suspect that Old Slewfoot got at them.
(c) They suspect that they wandered into the woods.
(d) They suspect that the Forrester family stole them.

5. Which of the following does Jody do to Lem Forrester, attempting to protect Oliver during the fight?
(a) Spits on his shoes.
(b) Bites his wrist.
(c) Kicks his shin.
(d) Punches his back.

6. What information about Fodder Wing does Jody learn from Fodder Wing's brother while they are in the woods together?
(a) That Fodder Wing is ill.
(b) That it is Fodder Wing's birthday.
(c) That Fodder Wing will be going on vacation.
(d) That Fodder Wing can walk again.

7. Which of the following instruments is NOT present in the Forrester family's late night jam session?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A fiddle.
(c) A piano.
(d) A whiskey jug.

8. What new baby animal, the newest in his collection, does Fodder Wing show to Jody?
(a) A baby crow.
(b) A baby pig.
(c) A baby raccoon.
(d) A baby deer.

9. How does Jody express himself when he tells his father about his insights into nature?
(a) He finds that he is able to express himself eloquently.
(b) He has no interest in telling his father what he thinks about nature.
(c) He finds that his father is not interested in what he has to say.
(d) He finds that he cannot properly express himself.

10. When Jody arrives at Fodder Wing's home with his new fawn, what news is he greeted with?
(a) That Fodder Wing has run away.
(b) That the Forrester family has moved.
(c) That Fodder Wing has died.
(d) That the Forrester family is once again in a feud with the Baxter family.

11. What object is used to play the game "Mumbledepeg"?
(a) A loaded gun.
(b) A metal hammer.
(c) A jackknife.
(d) A wooden stake.

12. Which of the following is NOT used as a description of Oliver Hutto?
(a) Red-tinged hair.
(b) Tanned skin.
(c) Muscled shoulders.
(d) Gray eyes.

13. Which of the following adjectives best describes Ma Baxter's opinion of the Forrester family?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Envy.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Apathy.

14. Who is watching over Jody when he awakens from the fistfight?
(a) Fodder Wing.
(b) Oliver Hutto.
(c) Lem Forrester.
(d) Grandma Hutto.

15. What reason does Buck Forrester give for wishing to go back to his own home?
(a) To help build the new well.
(b) To sleep in his own bed.
(c) To check on his family.
(d) To see to his fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penny allow Jody to make from the rare albino pelt?

2. How many times does Penny's gun misfire, missing the bear that he is hunting?

3. What animal attacks Penny while he and Jody are searching for the missing farm animals?

4. While hunting for Grandma Hutto, how many bucks do Penny and Jody kill?

5. What is the name of the city where Grandma Hutto lives?

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