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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. From whom does Penny borrow a mare to travel home?

3. What does Buck stuff into the bee hive to trick the bees out of it?

4. After the encounter with the Spaniard, what type of animal does Jody watch feeding its young?

5. Who is watching over Jody when he awakens from the fistfight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Fodder Wing's burial service?

2. What happens when Jody goes swimming at Grandma Hutto's house?

3. Why does Penny shoot the doe while out searching for his missing hogs?

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

5. What do Jody and Mill Wheel discuss while they are out in the woods searching for the fawn?

6. How is Julia injured by Old Slewfoot?

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

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

9. How is Jody injured during the fight between Oliver Hutto and the Forrester men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the novel is "The Yearling," a title that can be taken two ways. Explain how the title of the novel could be describing Jody's life or Flag's life and how Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings parallels the two coming-of-age stories throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

After Flag's death, Jody decides that running away from his family is the best option.

Part 1.) Describe Jody's plans to run away and how he will execute those plans.

Part 2.) Explain the emotions that Jody felt when he was running away and his motivations for wanting to leave his family behind.

Part 3.) Describe the lessons that Jody learned while he was on the run and what his conclusions about life with his family were.

Essay Topic 3

In the rising climax of the novel, the fight between the Forrester and Baxter family comes to a head at the Volusia Christmas party.

Part 1.) Explain what happened in the final fight between the two families.

Part 2.) Explain why Grandma Hutto decided to lie to Oliver about the events.

Part 3.) Describe what the final effects of the fight were on both families and their relationship to each other and the woods.

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