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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Billy Buck like to do with Easter?
(a) Work him until he dies.
(b) Sell him.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Just let him relax and be.

2. Where does Gitano claim to be born?
(a) On the Tiflin ranch.
(b) On another planet.
(c) In New Mexico.
(d) In the mountains.

3. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?
(a) Guns.
(b) Money.
(c) Old family heirlooms.
(d) Furniture.

4. How does Jody feel about the Gabilan mountains when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) He is amazed at their beauty.
(b) He finds them mysterious.
(c) He is frightened of them.
(d) He doesn't think about them one way or the other.

5. What does Mrs. Tiflin say after Gitano leaves?
(a) She cries heavily.
(b) She gets in a huge fight with Carl.
(c) Nothing; she isn't in the scene when Chapter 2 ends.
(d) She blames the whole thing on innocent Jody.

6. Who is Jess Taylor?
(a) Another stranger who appears at the house.
(b) Jody's brother.
(c) Gitano's son.
(d) A neighbor of the Tiflins.

7. What color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?
(a) Grey.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

8. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?
(a) Leftover crops.
(b) Seeds that need to be spread.
(c) Dead flesh.
(d) Poisonous buzzards.

9. What does Gitano eat for breakfast the day after he arrives at the Tiflin ranch?
(a) Nothing; he doesn't appear for breakfast.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Biscuits only.
(d) Bacon and eggs.

10. What kind of gun does Jody have?
(a) A .25.
(b) A .22.
(c) A cap gun.
(d) A .44.

11. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?
(a) None -- they are very poor.
(b) Fresh turkey sandwiches.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Eggs, bacon, and biscuits.

12. Where does Jess report Gitano was heading?
(a) Into the mountains.
(b) Toward the Mexico border.
(c) Into the next town over.
(d) Nowhere in particular.

13. How does Jody's mom feel about his dedication to the red pony?
(a) She is angry that it keeps him from school.
(b) She doesn't really care one way or the other.
(c) She is angry that it keeps him from his chores.
(d) She is proud.

14. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are enormous and expected to win a prize at the state fair.
(b) They are green and small.
(c) They are large and ready for harvesting.
(d) They are still too small to see.

15. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bag.
(c) Nothing; he steals from them.
(d) A sack of old coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?

2. What color skin does Gitano have?

3. Who is Easter?

4. What ominous sign does Jody see that lets him know his pony has died?

5. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?

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