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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Carl suggest Gitano go after he leaves the Tiflin ranch?
(a) To the town square so he can get a job.
(b) To a neighbor's ranch.
(c) Back to wherever he came from.
(d) Monterey.

2. What does the pony's name mean?
(a) Strength.
(b) Rock.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Friend.

3. How does Billy often perform at local rodeos?
(a) Very well - he often wins first place.
(b) About average.
(c) He is too old - he usually just judges.
(d) Terribly.

4. How does Jody's mom feel about his dedication to the red pony?
(a) She is proud.
(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 angry that it keeps him from school.

5. How can Jody tell the man approaching his house in Chapter 2 is older?
(a) He smells him.
(b) He can see his long beard right away.
(c) By the way he walks.
(d) He knows the man and knows that he is old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jess Taylor?

2. What does Jody have to do when he comes home from school every day?

3. Who cooks dinner the day Gitano arrives on the Tiflin ranch?

4. What does Jody's mother do when she meets Gitano for the first time?

5. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?

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