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

2. What does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) Lots of small animals.
(b) Strange pieces of metal he finds along the roadside.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Beautiful rocks.

3. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?
(a) No one -- he keeps it hidden away.
(b) His teacher.
(c) Six boys from school.
(d) The neighborhood preacher.

4. What does Billy Buck say about how Nellie is handling her pregnancy?
(a) The she only thinks she is pregnant but really isn't.
(b) That she has "turned nice."
(c) That she is comforted by Jody only.
(d) That she has gone crazy.

5. Why does Gitano eventually make Jody leave his lodgings for the night?
(a) Because he is trying to steal things.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Because he wants to sleep.
(d) Because he finds Jody incredibly annoying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jody get drinks of water from while walking around the ranch?

2. When does Billy Buck first go into the ranch house every day?

3. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

4. What has Gitano actually stolen from Carl?

5. What does Carl tell Jody not to blame on Billy?

(see the answer key)

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