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

2. Who picks up Jody and puts him on a horse for safety?
(a) Mrs. Tiflin.
(b) Billy Buck.
(c) Jess Taylor.
(d) Carl.

3. By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

4. What items are in the mailbox when Jody returns home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) A catalog and a newspaper.
(b) A birthday present from Jody's grandmother.
(c) The flute Jody had ordered a few weeks earlier.
(d) A dead squirrel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jody when Chapter 2 concludes?

2. When Jody wakes up crying in Chapter 3, what does his mother say to calm him down?

3. What season is it when Chapter 2 opens?

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

5. How does Gitano leave his first dinner with the Tiflins?

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