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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the pony's coat and mane look when Jody first sees them?
(a) Rough and tangled.
(b) Short and stubbly.
(c) Shiny and beautiful.
(d) Long and braided.

2. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?
(a) A new, small barn.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A special rope.
(d) Horseshoes.

3. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?
(a) Delivery the Christmas sermon.
(b) Drive six old cows to the butcher.
(c) Go to New York City to see about another loan.
(d) Harvest the crops for the first time.

4. 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) Right near the kitchen so they can be cleaned easily.
(d) Beneath the cypress.

5. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?
(a) Its chest.
(b) Its ear.
(c) Its jaw.
(d) Its leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy often perform at local rodeos?

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

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

4. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?

5. What ominous sign does Jody see that lets him know his pony has died?

(see the answer key)

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