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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?
(a) Seeds that need to be spread.
(b) Dead flesh.
(c) Poisonous buzzards.
(d) Leftover crops.

2. Who is Smasher?
(a) Jody -- it's his nickname.
(b) One of Jody's dogs.
(c) The name of the bull on the ranch.
(d) Jody's pet cat.

3. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?
(a) Beautiful and strong.
(b) Expensive but worthless.
(c) Lazy and annoying.
(d) Stubborn and strong-willed.

4. What kind of information is Jody eager to get out of Gitano?
(a) What the mountains are like.
(b) How much money he is carrying with him.
(c) What his family was like long ago.
(d) Where he came from.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?

2. How does Gitano leave his first dinner with the Tiflins?

3. What color hair does Jody Tiflin have?

4. What item does Jody find Gitano polishing?

5. How is Jody's character first described?

(see the answer key)

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