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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Forrester men suggest they get rid of the invading wolves?
(a) Trap them.
(b) Shoot them.
(c) Poison them.
(d) Drown them.

2. After Christmas, to what does Jody compare the members of the Hutto family?
(a) International spies.
(b) Characters in a fairy tale.
(c) Soldiers fighting a far away war.
(d) Baby birds that were taken too soon from their mother.

3. Before Jody plans to leave, what statement does he repeat over and over to himself?
(a) "Flag's dead."
(b) "I am alone."
(c) "I am a man."
(d) "I am a killer."

4. As Flag matures, how does Penny feel about him?
(a) He is growing apathetic toward the yearling.
(b) He is growing to fear the yearling.
(c) He is growing to resent the yearling.
(d) He is growing to love the yearling.

5. Who is the only member of the Baxter family to kill one of the invading wolves?
(a) Old Julia.
(b) Ma Baxter.
(c) Flag.
(d) Jody.

6. What strange item does Jody attempt to eat to fend off his starvation?
(a) Moss.
(b) Grass.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Mushrooms.

7. When does Penny assume that Flag will grow his horns?
(a) In the coming summer.
(b) In the coming winter.
(c) In the coming spring.
(d) In the coming fall.

8. After Penny injures himself uprooting the tree stump, why won't he call for Doc Wilson?
(a) Because he no longer trusts the doctor's judgment.
(b) Because he still owes the doctor money.
(c) Because he knows the doctor is away on business.
(d) Because he will have to pass through the Forrester property to get there.

9. What crop does Penny spend much time planning to plant in early March?
(a) Corn.
(b) Onions.
(c) Sweet potatoes.
(d) Beets.

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

11. How does Jody plan to get to Boston?
(a) By walking.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) By wagon.

12. Where is Jody meant to get the supplies for the fence around the corn crop?
(a) From the Forrester's yard.
(b) From Grandma Hutto's home.
(c) From the scrub.
(d) From Mr. Boyle's general store.

13. Who gives Jody a round box for his gunpowder for Christmas?
(a) Eulalie Boyles.
(b) Twink.
(c) Fodder Wing Forrester.
(d) Grandma Hutto.

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

15. What, does Penny explain, is the stage a deer goes through called "yearling"?
(a) The age when a deer grows his horns.
(b) The in-between phase of maturity.
(c) The age of a deer right before it dies from old age.
(d) The age of a newborn deer before it is called a fawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jody wish for a hurricane?

2. What animal comes sniffing around the camp where the men sleep, enticed by the smell of cooking meat?

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

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

5. When the storm arrives, how many days does it last?

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