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

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

3. What problem does Billy find with Nellie's pregnancy?
(a) That the colt is turned the wrong way.
(b) That she is going to have twins.
(c) That the colt is already dead before it is born.
(d) That Nellie has a tumor inside, not a baby.

4. Where did Carl get the pony from?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) He never says.
(c) A sheriff's auction.
(d) He found him.

5. Where does Gitano claim to be born?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In New Mexico.
(c) On another planet.
(d) On the Tiflin ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the pony's name mean?

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

3. How is Jody's character first described?

4. How can Jody tell the man approaching his house in Chapter 2 is older?

5. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?

(see the answer key)

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