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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jody so worried about Nellie?
(a) He just worries about everything anyway.
(b) She is acting very strangely.
(c) Carl will beat him if anything happens to the horse.
(d) He doesn't want her to die like his pony did.

2. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are enormous and expected to win a prize at the state fair.
(b) They are still too small to see.
(c) They are large and ready for harvesting.
(d) They are green and small.

3. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?
(a) Mad because he wanted a bike instead.
(b) Angry at having to get up so early.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

4. How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) One night and breakfast.
(d) Two weeks.

5. Why does Jody feel the way he does after Gitano leaves?
(a) He feels silly for letting his father get robbed.
(b) He's not sure.
(c) He feels badly for how he treated Gitano.
(d) He wanted to go with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who picks up Jody and puts him on a horse for safety?

2. What color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?

3. What does Billy do to try to fix Nellie's problem with the delivery?

4. How does Jody feel after Gitano leaves?

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

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