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The Yearling Trivia Quiz

If you have read 'The Yearling' by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings then this shouldn't be that hard of a quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Piecrust. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Piecrust

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,649

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
242

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the boy that is Jody's best friend who dies? Hint

Fodder-wing

Flag

Oliver

Lem

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Flag named for? Hint

his prance

his tail

his eyes

his legs

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to Penny only two of the Baxter boys were worth raising. One was Fodder-wing; who was the other?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jody has a crush on a girl named Eulalie, what does he throw at her in a store? Hint

hermonica

tomato

nothing

potato

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the doctor who tends to Penny after he gets bitten by a snake? Hint

Doc Wilson

Doc Hutto

Doc Thompson

Doc Weatherby

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the first name of the girl who Oliver and Lem both like?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many teeth does Ma Baxter have? Hint

none

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the arch rival bear that Penny finally kills?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the beginning of the book what toy does Jody make near a river? Hint

fishing pole

boat

windmill

hat

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who kills Flag? Hint

Penny

Jody

Ma Baxter

Lem

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the boy that is Jody's best friend who dies?

Answer: Fodder-wing

Fodder-wing had been sick for a while but Jody couldn't see him because Lem was upset with the Baxters. Fodder-wing named Jody's fawn before he died.

2. What was Flag named for?

Answer: his tail

Jody had thought about naming him 'Twink' for the twinkle in his eyes but that only reminded him of Twink Weatherby, so he decided against it.

3. According to Penny only two of the Baxter boys were worth raising. One was Fodder-wing; who was the other?

Answer: Buck

Lem was the worst of the Forresters and was very hot headed.

4. Jody has a crush on a girl named Eulalie, what does he throw at her in a store?

Answer: potato

Penny asks Jody why he had to embarrass him. Jody says he can't stand Eulalie and if he could do it all over again he would have thrown a bigger potato at her.

5. What is the name of the doctor who tends to Penny after he gets bitten by a snake?

Answer: Doc Wilson

Jody gave Doc Wilson a cream-colored knapsack for treating his pa. Ma Baxter was so relieved when he made it through the night that she began crying.

6. What is the first name of the girl who Oliver and Lem both like?

Answer: Twink

Twink Weatherby marries Oliver. At the Christmas dinner they come back to town. The drunk Forresters see them together and burn down Grandma Hutto's house. Grandma Hutto decides then to move to Boston, because that is where Oliver ships out to sea.

7. How many teeth does Ma Baxter have?

Answer: 4

She is always stern with Jody. She is probably this way because she has lost several children and doesn't want to get overly attached to her only living child.

8. What is the name of the arch rival bear that Penny finally kills?

Answer: Slewfoot

This huge bear weighed 500 pounds and had a missing toe on its paw. It killed several cattle and farm animals from the Baxters, Forrester, and other neighbors.

9. At the beginning of the book what toy does Jody make near a river?

Answer: windmill

He is supposed to be doing his work instead of meandering around. He changes throughout the book and becomes more helpful and responsible with chores.

10. Who kills Flag?

Answer: Jody

Flag has to be killed because he was becoming a yearling and was destroying all of their crops over and over again. Pa couldn't shoot Flag cause his back was hurt. Ma shot at Flag first and wounded him, but couldn't kill him because her aim was horrible. Flag was in pain. Jody had to take him into the woods.

He wanted to hug Flag but Flag just kicked at him and thought Jody was his enemy. Jody had to kill Flag to put him out of his misery.

Source: Author Piecrust

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