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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jody's mom feel about his dedication to the red pony?
(a) She doesn't really care one way or the other.
(b) She is angry that it keeps him from his chores.
(c) She is angry that it keeps him from school.
(d) She is proud.

2. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?
(a) A special rope.
(b) A saddle.
(c) A new, small barn.
(d) Horseshoes.

3. What role does Carl play in the horse's birth?
(a) He is busy bossing everyone around.
(b) He comforts Jody.
(c) He is strangely quiet in the corner.
(d) None; he isn't there.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?

2. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?

3. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?

4. What role does Mrs. Tiflin play in the horse's birth?

5. When Jody wakes up crying in Chapter 3, what does his mother say to calm him down?

(see the answer key)

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