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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?
(a) Poisonous buzzards.
(b) Leftover crops.
(c) Seeds that need to be spread.
(d) Dead flesh.

2. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?
(a) They aren't -- they are taken off property for this.
(b) In a special barn.
(c) Beneath the cypress.
(d) Right near the kitchen so they can be cleaned easily.

3. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fourteen.

4. Where did Carl get the pony from?
(a) He found him.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) He never says.
(d) A sheriff's auction.

5. Where does The Red Pony take place?
(a) We never learn.
(b) Salinas, California.
(c) A small town in New Mexico.
(d) San Francisco, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gabilan respond to being bridle trained?

2. What color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?

3. When does Billy Buck first go into the ranch house every day?

4. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?

5. Why is Jody so concerned about the rain and his pony?

(see the answer key)

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