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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 does Jody whittle for his father's Christmas gift?

2. How do the Baxters carry the body of Old Slewfoot back to their home?

3. In what month does the Baxter family experience their first frost of the year?

4. As Flag matures, how does Penny feel about him?

5. What is Jody afraid of when he sees that the corn he planted is beginning to germinate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What plan does Jody concoct to try to save Flag from being shot?

3. Why does Buck Forrester keep the hide of Old Slewfoot, and what is the reaction to his plan?

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

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

6. How is Penny injured while he is trying to uproot a tree trunk?

7. What prompts Jody to change his opinion of Twink?

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

9. What happens to the Baxter family's crops during the seven-day storm?

10. What happens when Jody is asked to pen Flag?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, the colorful language of the farmers in both the Baxter and Forrester families comes to life. Choose one farm saying or figure of speech used by one of the characters and explain what it means. Then, explain how that figure of speech characterizes the speaker who used it and how the saying relates to the plot of the novel.

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