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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of his body does Penny strain while attempting to uproot a tree stump?
(a) His neck.
(b) His back.
(c) His groin.
(d) His shoulder.

2. How many times does Jody look back to see Flag's dead body?
(a) Twice.
(b) He never looks back.
(c) More times that Jody can count.
(d) Once.

3. How does Jody respond to the second flutter mill that he builds?
(a) It brings him amusement.
(b) It brings him terror.
(c) It brings him no joy.
(d) It brings him comfort.

4. What animal do the Baxter and Forrester men trap and plan to sell on the coast for a hefty profit?
(a) Bear cubs.
(b) Ten-point bucks.
(c) Albino raccoons.
(d) Flying squirrels.

5. What animal movement signals to Penny that bad weather might be coming?
(a) Snails trailing longer trails of slime.
(b) Sea birds flying overhead.
(c) Bears migrating to the south.
(d) Squirrels nesting with more moss.

6. Why does Penny explain that it was necessary to lie to Oliver Hutto?
(a) Because the Forresters hadn't really done anything wrong.
(b) Because the Forresters would never be convicted of their crime.
(c) Because the Forresters would have lied to the judges.
(d) Because Oliver would never have believed the truth.

7. During what month of the year does Penny begin all his planting for the upcoming harvest?
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) June.

8. Why does Jody wish for a hurricane?
(a) Because he has fond memories of rain.
(b) Because he doesn't know what a hurricane is.
(c) Because he is angry at his father and wishes the crops to be ruined.
(d) Because their fields are completely parched of water.

9. While searching the woods, what animal do the men discover has migrated north?
(a) The squirrels.
(b) The bears.
(c) The deer.
(d) The panthers.

10. When Jody is forced to pen Flag, what does he use to construct the cage?
(a) Old siding from the cabin.
(b) Old railroad tracks.
(c) Old fences.
(d) Old tree limbs.

11. How does Jody know that Flag has been eating the family's corn crop?
(a) Ma swears that she saw Flag with an ear of corn in his mouth.
(b) He smells the corn on Flag's breath.
(c) He sees Flag eating the crop.
(d) He recognizes Flag's tracks in the dirt.

12. Who shoots the final shot that kills Flag?
(a) Penny.
(b) Buck Forrester.
(c) Jody.
(d) Ma.

13. As the family makes their way back home after the Christmas celebrations, what emotion best describes the way that Jody feels upon seeing his home again?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Content.
(d) Tense.

14. During their planting for the upcoming harvest, what seed is Jody assigned to replant, a task that he takes his time with?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Sweet potatoes.

15. After Christmas, how often do the Forrester brothers ride past the Baxter farm.
(a) Never.
(b) Every day.
(c) Very rarely.
(d) About once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the area where the Baxter men find the bears hunting salt water mullet?

2. When does Penny assume that Flag will grow his horns?

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

4. In a rare moment of affection, what does Jody say to his mother before he leaves to hunt with the Forrester men?

5. What scarce food source does Flag begin to steal and eat from the family?

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