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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jody do after he learns Gitano has died?
(a) Gaze at the mountains.
(b) His homework.
(c) Shoot more animals.
(d) Goes through his memento box.

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

3. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?
(a) Big boots because of all the rain.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Flip-flops.
(d) None.

4. What does Jody have to eat at Jess Taylor's ranch in Chapter 3?
(a) Breakfast foods.
(b) Two pieces of pie.
(c) A slice of bread only, as the Taylors are very poor.
(d) A huge turkey dinner.

5. How does Jody dispose of the body of the animal he kills when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) He buries it.
(b) He cuts it into pieces and throws them into the bushes.
(c) He lets his dog take it away.
(d) Hid hides it in the hay in the barn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mrs. Tiflin crying at the end of the novel?

3. How does Jody feel about Grandfather's comment about how much he has grown?

4. What would Billy Buck like to do with Easter?

5. What kind of gun does Jody have?

(see the answer key)

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