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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jess Taylor report the horse rider was carrying?
(a) Lots of empty sacks.
(b) Something shiny.
(c) Something made of wood.
(d) A small child.

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

3. Where does Jody get drinks of water from while walking around the ranch?
(a) A Thermos he always carries with him.
(b) He has to go back to the kitchen.
(c) A river on their property.
(d) A pipe outlet from a cold spring.

4. Where does The Red Pony take place?
(a) Salinas, California.
(b) A small town in New Mexico.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) We never learn.

5. What does Jody decide to name the new colt?
(a) Jody, Jr.
(b) There is no colt for him to name.
(c) He doesn't want to name something that has died.
(d) We never find out.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Billy Buck work?

2. Where does Jody spend most of his time during January?

3. How is Carl's character first described?

4. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?

5. How does Carl react to the confirmation that Gitano is with Easter?

(see the answer key)

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