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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pony's name mean?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Rock.
(c) Friend.
(d) Strength.

2. How does Jody get to school?
(a) He takes the school bus.
(b) Billy Buck usually lets him ride a horse.
(c) He walks.
(d) Carl drives him.

3. What does Jody initially want to name the pony?
(a) Red.
(b) Gabilan Mountains.
(c) Prancer.
(d) Carl.

4. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
(a) Over Jody's head.
(b) Knee high.
(c) It hasn't sprouted yet.
(d) Exactly even with Jody.

5. What kind of gun does Jody have?
(a) A .22.
(b) A cap gun.
(c) A .44.
(d) A .25.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Jody's character first described?

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

5. How does the pony's coat and mane look when Jody first sees them?

(see the answer key)

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