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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Mrs. Tiflin give about why it takes Grandfather so long to rise in the morning?
(a) Because he is lazy.
(b) Because he dresses with care.
(c) Because he feels unwelcome in their house.
(d) Because he moves slower as a result of his old age.

2. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?
(a) Because he can smell death out in the horse stalls.
(b) Because he saw buzzards circling.
(c) Because he did not show up with the other horses.
(d) Because he found his body.

3. What color hair does Jody Tiflin have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

4. Why is Mrs. Tiflin crying at the end of the novel?
(a) She is tired of her life.
(b) She isn't.
(c) She wants Jody to stay a little boy forever.
(d) She is sad about her father's death.

5. What happens to Nellie while Jody is trying to take her somewhere?
(a) She breaks free from Jody's rope.
(b) He never takes her anywhere, so nothing happens.
(c) She falls and breaks her head.
(d) She spooks and runs off into the mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?

2. How does Billy often perform at local rodeos?

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

4. How is Jody's character first described?

5. What item does Jody find Gitano polishing?

(see the answer key)

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