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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?
(a) Give it alcohol to keep it calm.
(b) Amputate its leg.
(c) Cut a hole in its windpipe.
(d) Keep it drugged.

2. How does Gabilan respond to being bridle trained?
(a) He surrenders almost immediately.
(b) He only responds to Billy.
(c) He is rambunctious.
(d) He only responds to Jody.

3. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are green and small.
(b) They are enormous and expected to win a prize at the state fair.
(c) They are large and ready for harvesting.
(d) They are still too small to see.

4. What does Jody have to do when he comes home from school every day?
(a) He just gets to play like a normal kid.
(b) His afternoon chores.
(c) His homework.
(d) Milk the cows.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Billy Buck get up?

2. What does Jody initially want to name the pony?

3. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

4. How is Jody's character first described?

5. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?

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