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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Grandfather mean by the term "westering"?
(a) Learning to read the wind when it blows west.
(b) Getting a huge group of people across the country/out West.
(c) Looking too much into the future without understanding how you got into the present.
(d) Holding on to your past when you should really let it go.

3. When does Billy Buck get up?
(a) At sunrise.
(b) Before sunrise.
(c) Very late.
(d) It depends on the day.

4. What does Jess Taylor report the horse rider was carrying?
(a) A small child.
(b) Something shiny.
(c) Lots of empty sacks.
(d) Something made of wood.

5. Why does Grandfather hate the ocean?
(a) It stopped him from going farther west.
(b) He is ignorant and is afraid of so much water.
(c) He thinks there are evil spirits in it.
(d) His wife drowned in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many healthy horses do Gitano and Jody watch at the watering trough?

2. What does Mrs. Tiflin claim was the biggest thing in her father's life?

3. Why does Jody feel the way he does after Gitano leaves?

4. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?

5. What does Carl think Gitano has saved him from?

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