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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) Shiny and beautiful.
(b) Rough and tangled.
(c) Long and braided.
(d) Short and stubbly.

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

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

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

5. For whom does Billy Buck work?
(a) No one -- he is a wandering worker.
(b) The Tiflin family.
(c) The city.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Billy's horse often described?

2. Who is Billy Buck?

3. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?

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

5. What is Billy Buck best known for?

(see the answer key)

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