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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
(a) A sack of old coins.
(b) A bag.
(c) A gun.
(d) Nothing; he steals from them.

2. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Beer.
(c) Nothing -- they are very, very thirsty for water.
(d) Milk.

3. What is Billy Buck best known for?
(a) His fiery sermons.
(b) His fair banking practices.
(c) His ability to make crops grow.
(d) His skill with horses.

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

5. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?
(a) Because he can smell death out in the horse stalls.
(b) Because he saw buzzards circling.
(c) Because he did not show up with the other horses.
(d) Because he found his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Gitano have?

2. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?

3. What color skin does Gitano have?

4. How many healthy horses do Gitano and Jody watch at the watering trough?

5. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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