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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Jody tell the man approaching his house in Chapter 2 is older?
(a) He knows the man and knows that he is old.
(b) He can see his long beard right away.
(c) He smells him.
(d) By the way he walks.

2. What kind of animal does Jody kill for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) A cat.
(b) A spider.
(c) A rat.
(d) A bird.

3. What role does Mrs. Tiflin play in the horse's birth?
(a) She helps comfort Jody.
(b) She helps comfort the newborn calf.
(c) None; she is sleeping.
(d) She helps comfort Nellie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jody get to school?

2. How old is Jody when Chapter 2 concludes?

3. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?

4. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?

5. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

(see the answer key)

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