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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What does Jody have to do when he comes home from school every day?
(a) Milk the cows.
(b) His afternoon chores.
(c) He just gets to play like a normal kid.
(d) His homework.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy know there is a problem with Nellie's pregnancy?

2. What does Jody have to eat at Jess Taylor's ranch in Chapter 3?

3. What time is it when Jody first leaves the barn after the horse's birth?

4. What does Billy suggest Jody name the pony?

5. After Gitano leaves the Tiflin ranch, what does Jody picture him doing?

(see the answer key)

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