The Red Pony Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Red Pony Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jody feel after Gitano leaves?

2. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?

3. How does Jody prepare for riding his pony once it is ready?

4. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?

5. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Carl so mad when he first learns of Grandfather's plans to visit the Tiflins?

2. What has Billy Buck told Jody about the mountains?

3. Why does everyone on the ranch eat such a hearty breakfast?

4. What does Grandfather wisely say about reacting to unkind words?

5. When Jody first spots Gitano coming down the road, where does he appear to be coming from?

6. Why does Nellie break her rope when Jody is leading her to the neighbor's house?

7. How does Grandfather respond to seeing Jody for the first time?

8. What country owned the Tiflin ranch when Gitano was born there?

9. What is Grandfather's opinion of Billy?

10. After he is given the pony, when does Jody begin waking up in the morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Jody never actually goes to visit the mountains within the novel, they play a key role in the text. Choose three instances where the mountains are discussed and how, in each instance, they play a role within the story (plot development, character development, etc.).

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 3 has significantly more violence than the other chapters in the book. Discuss at least 2 instances where violence appears and what Steinbeck is trying to convey by putting violence into an otherwise non-violent text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Jody kills one of the buzzards when he sees it eating his dead pony. Why does he respond in this particular way? What does it symbolize? What does it show the reader about Jody?

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