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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?
(a) A new, small barn.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) A saddle.
(d) A special rope.

2. Who does Jess Taylor say he saw riding Easter?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) Jody.
(c) Billy Buck.
(d) Gitano.

3. What kind of contests does Billy Buck win on Easter?
(a) Rodeo.
(b) Showmanship.
(c) Racing.
(d) Jousting.

4. What is the colt born in?
(a) The colt is never born, actually.
(b) A twisted mess of pus.
(c) The placenta.
(d) A strange tumor of some kind.

5. How is Billy's horse often described?
(a) As the most beautiful horse in the county.
(b) As looking almost exactly like Billy.
(c) As nothing special to look at.
(d) As an average horse but with crazy eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jody so concerned about the rain and his pony?

2. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?

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

4. What color skin does Gitano have?

5. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?

(see the answer key)

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