Q. Who is the author of This is Jody’s Fawn?
Ans. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Q. Who was Jody?
Ans. Jody was a young boy who lived with his family in the countryside.
Q. Who was Penny?
Ans. Penny was Jody’s father.
Q. Why did Penny kill a doe?
Ans. Penny killed the doe because its liver was needed to treat him after a rattlesnake bite.
Q. What happened to Penny before the story began?
Ans. He had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
Q. Why did Jody feel responsible for the fawn?
Ans. The doe had been killed to save Penny, and Jody felt the fawn should not be left helpless.
Q. What did Jody ask his father for?
Ans. He asked for permission to bring the orphaned fawn home.
Q. Why did Jody want to bring the fawn home?
Ans. He wanted to care for it because it had lost its mother.
Q. Who was Ma Baxter?
Ans. She was Jody’s mother.
Q. Why was Ma Baxter initially concerned about keeping the fawn?
Ans. She worried about the family’s limited resources and the responsibility of caring for it.
Q. Who accompanied Jody to find the fawn?
Ans. Mill-wheel accompanied Jody.
Q. Where did Jody find the fawn?
Ans. He found it in the forest near the place where the doe had been killed.
Q. How did Jody approach the fawn?
Ans. He approached it gently and patiently so that it would not become frightened.
Q. What did Jody do when he found the fawn?
Ans. He picked it up carefully and carried it home.
Q. Why was the fawn hesitant to follow Jody?
Ans. It was frightened and unfamiliar with humans.
Q. How did Jody feed the fawn?
Ans. He offered it milk and helped it learn to drink.
Q. What does Jody’s behaviour reveal about him?
Ans. It reveals his kindness, compassion and sense of responsibility.
Q. What difficulty did Jody face while caring for the fawn?
Ans. He had to gain its trust and teach it to drink milk.
Q. What is the central theme of the story?
Ans. Compassion for animals and responsibility for the consequences of our actions.
Q. What lesson does the story teach?
Ans. We should show kindness to animals and care for vulnerable living beings.