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

2. What does Jody imagine doing with his imaginary horse?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Helping the sheriff.
(c) Winning rodeo contests.
(d) Being asked by the president to catch a criminal.

3. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
(a) A bag.
(b) Nothing; he steals from them.
(c) A sack of old coins.
(d) A gun.

4. What does Billy suggest Jody name the pony?
(a) Red.
(b) Uni, since he looks like a unicorn.
(c) Billy.
(d) Gabilan.

5. What does Jody initially want to name the pony?
(a) Gabilan Mountains.
(b) Carl.
(c) Red.
(d) Prancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique item is Gitano wearing when he first arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

2. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?

3. What makes Jody excited about seeing the mailbox when Chapter 3 opens?

4. Who is Nellie?

5. What does Billy end up doing to Nellie?

(see the answer key)

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