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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. From whom does Penny borrow a mare to travel home?
2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the lunchtime meal that Jody and his father eat at the Forrester home?
3. What part of Old Slewfoot's body is offered to Buck Forrester to take home to his ailing family member?
4. When Jody sees Oliver to say goodbye, what does Oliver ask Jody to do for him?
5. When Jody sees that his mother is in a bad mood, on what does he compliment her in an attempt to cheer her mood?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Julia injured by Old Slewfoot?
2. How does Oliver react to hearing the news that Lem Forrester has claimed Twink as his sweetheart?
3. What does Jody realize when he visits Fodder Wing's collection of pets after Fodder Wing's death?
4. When Penny realizes that the hogs are missing, what does he do?
5. After Fodder Wing's death, what does Jody realize about nature?
6. What happens when the Forrester boys wake up, thinking that they hear a "varmint" scratching around their mother's bedpost?
7. What does Fodder Wing tell Jody about the magnolia tree, and what is Jody's reaction?
8. What reaction does Jody have when Old Slewfoot kills the Baxter family's pregnant sow?
9. What happens when Jody eats half-ripe berries from the woods?
10. How did Fodder Wing earn his nickname, and what was the result of his accident?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Two families play central roles in the novel: the Baxter family and the Forrester family. Briefly describe each family and compare/contrast the way that the two families relate to the woods and nature that they live in.
Essay Topic 2
The character of Twink plays an important role in adding conflict to the novel.
Part 1.) Describe Twink's character and explain why she was a desirable woman to the men in the novel.
Part 2.) Explain why Twink's character added conflict to the story and what the outcome of that conflict was.
Part 3.) Describe which man, either Oliver Hutto or Lem Forrester, would make a better husband for Twink and explain why.
Essay Topic 3
As the novel progresses, Jody's relationship to the animals in the woods changes. Define three different relationships that Jody has with animals in his woods and describe the ways that Jody's relationship with those animals changes as his character matures.
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