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1. Adapted in 1946 for film, 'The Yearling' was originally published as a book in 1938. What popular children's book writer created this timeless classic?
2. Both of the parents of the boy Jody, in the story 'The Yearling', were played by Oscar winners. What Oscar-winning actor played the role of Penny Baxter, a former rebel soldier of the Civil War?
3. The mother in this film was another Oscar winner! What actress played the part of the somber Ora Baxter in this lovely film?
4. The young boy who played Jody in 'The Yearling', Claude Jarman, Jr., won an honorary Oscar for his performance.
5. In what state has the Baxter family settled in this, the post-bellum era in United States history?
6. What is the very unusual name of Jody's best friend, a frail boy who inspires Jody to love all sorts of wildlife?
7. Jody is desperate for his own pet, and finally is allowed, by his father, to keep a defenseless fawn he has found in the wilderness. What does Jody call this tiny deer?
8. Flag grows up on the Baxter's farm, and before long becomes a nuisance. Flag destroys the Baxter's tobacco crop, and later destroys another crop twice, even after Jody has built a high fence around it. What crop does Flag destroy that becomes the last straw for the Baxters?
9. Jody's father insists that the deer must be shot, as it cannot be released into the wild. Does Jody take the first shot at the deer when the time comes to kill it?
10. Veteran of such films as 'The Rains Came' and 'National Velvet', what accomplished director was behind the camera for 'The Yearling'?
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