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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jody get drinks of water from while walking around the ranch?
(a) He has to go back to the kitchen.
(b) A river on their property.
(c) A Thermos he always carries with him.
(d) A pipe outlet from a cold spring.

2. How does Billy often perform at local rodeos?
(a) Terribly.
(b) About average.
(c) He is too old - he usually just judges.
(d) Very well - he often wins first place.

3. Where does Jody sleep while his pony is sick?
(a) In his own bed.
(b) With his mom and dad.
(c) In Billy's quarters.
(d) With the pony.

4. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are still too small to see.
(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 green and small.

5. How is Billy's horse often described?
(a) As looking almost exactly like Billy.
(b) As nothing special to look at.
(c) As the most beautiful horse in the county.
(d) As an average horse but with crazy eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Billy Buck get up?

2. When will Jody be allowed to have cartridges for his gun?

3. Who is Smasher?

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

5. What does Jody have to do when he comes home from school every day?

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