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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
(a) Over Jody's head.
(b) Knee high.
(c) It hasn't sprouted yet.
(d) Exactly even with Jody.

2. Who is Easter?
(a) A horse that is about to die.
(b) Carl's first horse.
(c) A horse that really isn't any good anymore.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

3. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?
(a) Old family heirlooms.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Money.
(d) Guns.

4. Who is Jess Taylor?
(a) Gitano's son.
(b) Another stranger who appears at the house.
(c) Jody's brother.
(d) A neighbor of the Tiflins.

5. What would Carl like to do with Easter?
(a) Sell him.
(b) Just let him relax and be.
(c) Work him until he dies.
(d) Shoot him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jody initially invite Gitano down to the barn?

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

3. How is Jody's character first described?

4. Who is Doubletree Mutt?

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

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