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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gabilan respond to being bridle trained?
(a) He only responds to Jody.
(b) He surrenders almost immediately.
(c) He only responds to Billy.
(d) He is rambunctious.

2. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?
(a) His teacher.
(b) Six boys from school.
(c) The neighborhood preacher.
(d) No one -- he keeps it hidden away.

3. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?
(a) Mad because he wanted a bike instead.
(b) Angry at having to get up so early.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

4. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?
(a) In a special barn.
(b) Right near the kitchen so they can be cleaned easily.
(c) They aren't -- they are taken off property for this.
(d) Beneath the cypress.

5. How does Jody dispose of the body of the animal he kills when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) He lets his dog take it away.
(b) He buries it.
(c) Hid hides it in the hay in the barn.
(d) He cuts it into pieces and throws them into the bushes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Carl react to the confirmation that Gitano is with Easter?

2. What kind of information is Jody eager to get out of Gitano?

3. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?

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

5. How does Jody feel about the Gabilan mountains when Chapter 2 opens?

(see the answer key)

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