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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Jody usually come home from school?
(a) Four o'clock.
(b) Six o'clock.
(c) After sunset, to be safe.
(d) Noon (for lunch) and three o'clock.

2. After Gitano leaves the Tiflin ranch, what does Jody picture him doing?
(a) Riding into the mountains with his rapier.
(b) Coming back to get Jody.
(c) Robbing another family of their valuables.
(d) Heading off for many years of new adventures.

3. How does Jody's father react when he meets Gitano for the first time?
(a) He tells him he is not needed at the ranch.
(b) He is honored to have such a wise guest.
(c) He threatens him with a gun.
(d) He refuses to talk to him.

4. When Mrs. Tiflin talks about Gitano staying, what does Carl do?
(a) Change his mind.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Ignore her.
(d) Cut her off.

5. Where does Gitano claim to have relatives?
(a) In California.
(b) In Monterey.
(c) In New Mexico.
(d) In Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gitano eat for breakfast the day after he arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

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

5. How is Jody's character first described?

(see the answer key)

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