The Yearling - Chapter 2 Quiz

How does Penny Baxter feel about his son Jody?

Question Answer Choices His bowels yearn over his son He is overly critical of his son He is disappointed in his son He is indifferent towards his son

What was the condition of Penny Baxter's children before Jody was born?

Question Answer Choices They were strong and healthy They were born with disabilities They were all weak and none of them survived very long They were taken away by wild animals

How does Ora Baxter feel about Jody?

Question Answer Choices She loves Jody with some detachment She resents Jody She is indifferent towards Jody She is overprotective of Jody

What did Penny Baxter think about while lying awake during the full moon in Chapter 2 of The Yearling?

Question Answer Choices The wild animals he has encountered in the forest His plans for expanding the farm What he should be doing instead of lying there in the dark His childhood and the lessons his father taught him

What did Penny Baxter hope for when he married his wife?

Question Answer Choices A large family A peaceful life A strong partnership A prosperous farm

Why did people think Penny Baxter was crazy?

Question Answer Choices For marrying a woman twice his size For forgiving wild animals that attacked his stock For teaching his children to read and write For leaving the safety of a town and venturing off to the wilds to farm

Where did Penny Baxter's wife and son stay while he was at war?

Question Answer Choices With a neighbor in town With Grandma Hutto With Penny's father In the wilds alone

What did Penny Baxter's father teach his children besides how to read and write?

Question Answer Choices To farm and tend animals To build houses To hunt and fish To know the Scriptures

Why did Penny Baxter leave town to live in the wilds?

Question Answer Choices He wanted to escape from his father He needed the peace offered by nature and silence He was looking for adventure He wanted to hunt wild animals

What was rampant during Penny Baxter's childhood?

Question Answer Choices Influenza Hookworm Smallpox Malaria