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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?
(a) Cut a hole in its windpipe.
(b) Give it alcohol to keep it calm.
(c) Amputate its leg.
(d) Keep it drugged.

2. Where does Jody get drinks of water from while walking around the ranch?
(a) He has to go back to the kitchen.
(b) A river on their property.
(c) A Thermos he always carries with him.
(d) A pipe outlet from a cold spring.

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

4. What kind of animal does Jody kill for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) A spider.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?

2. How is Billy's horse often described?

3. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?

4. What does Gitano eat for breakfast the day after he arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

5. Where does Gitano claim to be born?

(see the answer key)

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