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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. What type of albino animal is caught in Penny's trap?

2. Who does Oliver leave the dinner table to visit, infuriating Jody?

3. While walking through the woods, what animal does Penny note is stuck in the same place of life as he is?

4. How does Ma Baxter feel about Buck Forrester staying in their home?

5. Who is injured during the first hunt of Old Slewfoot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jody eats half-ripe berries from the woods?

2. How is Julia injured by Old Slewfoot?

3. What reaction does Jody have when Old Slewfoot kills the Baxter family's pregnant sow?

4. How has the Baxter farm changed from the beginning of summer to the end, in August?

5. After Fodder Wing's death, what does Jody realize about nature?

6. While Penny and Jody are hunting for Grandma Hutto, a buck is killed. Describe both Jody's and Penny's roles in the buck's death.

7. How does the Baxter family feel about the need to have a watering well?

8. What does Fodder Wing tell Jody about the magnolia tree, and what is Jody's reaction?

9. How does Buck Forrester teach Jody to rob a bee hive?

10. How does the Baxter family prepare the buck that Penny shoots with his new gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the wolves enter the Baxter family land, they cause chaos in the family.

Part 1.) Describe the way that the wolves directly affect life for the Baxters on the farm.

Part 2.) Compare/contrast the ways that the Baxters and the Forresters propose to get rid of the wolves and the conflict that arises due to their disagreement.

Part 3.) Explain the aftereffects of killing the wolves on both the people and animals involved.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, there are many times that the Baxters lose their animals and crops. Choose two instances in which the Baxters were set back in their profits. Describe each instance and explain how this loss affected the Baxters directly.

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