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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Forresters do to the Huttos in retaliation for Oliver's wedding to Twink?
(a) They steal all the family's food supply for the winter.
(b) They kidnap Grandma Hutto for ransom.
(c) They burn down Grandma Hutto's home.
(d) They kill Oliver and Twink.

2. How many days does it take Jody to build the fence?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) Twenty-one days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Thirty days.

3. Why don't Penny and Jody follow Old Slewfoot when they see him crossing the river?
(a) Because their dog won't go in the water.
(b) Because the water is too cold for them to survive the crossing.
(c) Because Penny can't swim.
(d) Because Jody can't swim.

4. In a rare moment of affection, what does Jody say to his mother before he leaves to hunt with the Forrester men?
(a) That he thinks she has the most beautiful singing voice.
(b) That he thinks she is a very honest woman.
(c) That he thinks she is the most beautiful mother.
(d) That he thinks she is a wonderful mother.

5. Why have the Forrester brothers traveled to Kentucky at the time Flag reaches his fate?
(a) To sell the bear cubs.
(b) To start working a new farm.
(c) To trade horses.
(d) To play cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Baxter family decide to slaughter their pigs before they are fattened?

2. As Flag ages, what crop does he trample on the Baxter farm, meaning that there will be no cash for that crop this year?

3. Which of the following adjectives does Penny use to describe Jody's hunting skills down by the watering hole?

4. What is the name of the plague that is sweeping through the woods?

5. After Christmas, to what does Jody compare the members of the Hutto family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jody and Penny witness the maimed wolf doing on their land, and what is their response?

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

3. Why do Penny and Jody return to Mullet Prairie?

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

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

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

7. How does the family react to seeing the first frost of the year?

8. What happens to make the Baxter family realize that Old Slewfoot has returned?

9. What happens during the middle of the night, prompting Ma Baxter to ban Flag from entering the house?

10. How does it happen that Jody kills his first bear?

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