Class 8 English Chapter 6 Question Answers - This is Jody’s Fawn

Q1: Why did Penny not want to leave the fawn alone?
Ans: They used the doe’s liver to draw out the poison. So it would be ungrateful to leave the fawn to starve. That's why Penny didn't want to leave the fawn alone.

Q2: How did the doe save Penny’s life?
Ans: The doe’s liver and heart were used to draw out the poison from Penny.

Q3: Why was Jody unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him?
Ans: Jody was unwilling to have Mill-wheel with him because if the fawn was dead or could not be found, he could not have his disappointment seen. And if the fawn was there, the meeting would be so secret that he could not share it.

Q4: Why did Ma Baxter not want to bring the fawn home?
Ans: Ma Baxter didn't want to bring the fawn home because she was concerned about how they would feed it since they had no milk for the fawn.

Q5: How did Jody and Mill find the doe’s fawn?
Ans: They saw the spot in a line which marked the presence of the fawn.

Q6: Describe Jody's feelings when he met the fawn.
Ans: Jody was overwhelmed with joy and a sense of responsibility when he met the fawn. He felt a deep connection with the fawn and a desire to care for and protect it, just as it had been orphaned because of his actions.

Q7: Why might the fawn be hungry?
Ans: The fawn was a baby deer whose mother saved the life of Penny. As the fawn was too small to feed itself, it might be hungry and scared as well.

Q8: How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?
Ans: Jody’s father told him that in a male fawn, the spots are all in a line, and in females, they are randomly arranged. This knowledge helped him recognize that the fawn was a male.

Q9: Describe the meeting of the fawn and Jody in your own words.
Ans: The meeting of the fawn and Jody was a tender and affectionate moment. Jody reached out one hand and laid it on the soft neck of the fawn. Its skin was very soft. He rose slowly and lifted the fawn from the ground. Slowly, the fawn accepted him, and he felt a strong connection between them.

Q10: What does Jody suggest to feed up the fawn?
Ans: Jody suggested that he is now a grown-up boy, so his share of milk could be given to the fawn. Additionally, since the fawn had started eating leaves and acorns, not much extra would be required to raise it.

Q11: Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?
Ans: The fawn became an orphan because its mother was killed by Jody. He wants to bring the fawn home to fulfill his obligation and responsibility for the fawn's well-being.

Q12: Why was Jody afraid of carrying the fawn through the clearing?
Ans: Jody was afraid that the fawn might see or smell the carcass of the doe and begin to bleat, which could attract attention and make the fawn uncontrollable.

Q13: With whom did Jody go to bring the fawn?
Ans: Jody went with Mill-wheel to bring the fawn. They went through riding on a horse.

Q14: What happens to Jody’s father? And what did Jody do?
Ans: Jody’s father has been bitten by a rattlesnake. He quickly kills a doe, uses its heart and liver to draw out the poison.

Q15: What happened to the dead doe?
Ans: Buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass of the doe. The sand showed large cat prints but the big cats kill fresh, so they had left the doe to the carrion birds.