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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. Before Jody plans to leave, what statement does he repeat over and over to himself?
2. Which of the following adjectives does Penny use to describe Jody's hunting skills down by the watering hole?
3. What color is Twink's hair?
4. In September, why do the bears begin killing the palmettos?
5. What type of animal do the Baxter men witness dying when they return for their cured swamp grass?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Jody and Penny witness the maimed wolf doing on their land, and what is their response?
2. While hunting for the wolves, why do Penny and Lem get into a fight over a buck?
3. What is the response to Oliver Hutto and Twink's return from the steamship?
4. What is the response to Jody's ability at planting the tobacco seeds?
5. How can Jody tell that Flag is beginning to mature into a buck?
6. How does it happen that Jody kills his first bear?
7. How is Penny coping with his groin injury at the time of Flag's bad behavior?
8. Why are all the animals in the woods dying, and what does Jody fear in this realization?
9. Describe the events directly contributing to Flag's death.
10. At the end of winter, how does the family feel about Old Slewfoot's meat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the opening chapters of the novel, the theme of boyhood is presented. Compare/contrast the boyhood that Jody experiences in the novel with the boyhood his father, Penny, remembers. Then, explain the ways that Penny's remembered boyhood affects the way that he deals with his son during that same age range.
Essay Topic 2
After Penny is injured by the rattlesnake, there is a period of time when Buck Forrester stays with the Baxter family. Compare/contrast life on the Baxter farm before and during Buck's time there and explain how Buck Forrester helped to change Ma Baxter's mindset about the Forrester family.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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