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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color skin does Gitano have?
(a) Very freckly.
(b) Dark.
(c) It's hard to tell because he's been burned.
(d) Light.

2. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?
(a) Amputate its leg.
(b) Cut a hole in its windpipe.
(c) Keep it drugged.
(d) Give it alcohol to keep it calm.

3. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?
(a) Its jaw.
(b) Its ear.
(c) Its leg.
(d) Its chest.

4. Who is Jess Taylor?
(a) A neighbor of the Tiflins.
(b) Another stranger who appears at the house.
(c) Gitano's son.
(d) Jody's brother.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Easter?

2. How is Carl's character first described?

3. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?

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

5. Where does Gitano claim to be born?

(see the answer key)

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