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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. Who shoots the final shot that kills Flag?
(a) Ma.
(b) Jody.
(c) Buck Forrester.
(d) Penny.
2. When Penny and Jody finally arrive at Grandma Hutto's home, which of the following adjectives best describes the conversation between Ma Baxter and Grandma Hutto?
(a) Icy.
(b) Infuriating.
(c) Intense.
(d) Illogical.
3. After Christmas, how often do the Forrester brothers ride past the Baxter farm.
(a) About once a week.
(b) Very rarely.
(c) Never.
(d) Every day.
4. Who gives Jody a round box for his gunpowder for Christmas?
(a) Fodder Wing Forrester.
(b) Grandma Hutto.
(c) Eulalie Boyles.
(d) Twink.
5. What does Ma call the Forrester boys after the lie to Oliver Hutto?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Baboons.
(d) Chimpanzees.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Jody meant to get the supplies for the fence around the corn crop?
2. Where does Penny believe the plague was spread?
3. After Christmas, what is Jody's main winter chore?
4. 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?
5. Who is the only member of the Baxter family to kill one of the invading wolves?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Buck Forrester keep the hide of Old Slewfoot, and what is the reaction to his plan?
2. What are Jody's final thoughts at the close of the novel?
3. How does the family react to seeing the first frost of the year?
4. Why does Jody view stormy weather as a particularly nostalgic time of his life?
5. Why doesn't Penny want to hunt the wolves with the Forrester family?
6. How is Penny injured while he is trying to uproot a tree trunk?
7. After hunting the wolves in the woods, why must Penny put all his trust in Buck Forrester?
8. How does it happen that Jody kills his first bear?
9. What happens during the middle of the night, prompting Ma Baxter to ban Flag from entering the house?
10. According to Penny, why is it necessary to lie to Oliver Hutto about the origins of Grandma Hutto's house fire, and what is Ma Baxter's response to the explanation?
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