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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Easter?
(a) A horse that is about to die.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) A horse that really isn't any good anymore.
(d) Carl's first horse.

3. What does Grandfather say has happened to his appetite for "westering"?
(a) It has become stronger with time.
(b) It has started to consume him.
(c) It just gets worse and worse everyday.
(d) It has disappeared.

4. Where does Jody offer to meet his grandfather?
(a) At the train station.
(b) At the bus station.
(c) At the front door with his sailor suit on.
(d) Out on the road.

5. Who is Billy Buck?
(a) A banker.
(b) A ranch hand.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?

2. Who answers most of Jody's questions about the colt that is supposed to be coming?

3. What does Mule-tale Buck do for a living?

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

5. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?

(see the answer key)

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