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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role did Grandfather play in the traveling group when he was crossing the plains?
(a) He was a hunter.
(b) He was a leader of sorts.
(c) He was a horseman.
(d) He was responsible for rationing water.

2. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?
(a) In Jody's room to help him fall asleep.
(b) In front of the fireplace.
(c) In a very old tree on the property.
(d) Outside on the porch.

3. What items are in the mailbox when Jody returns home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) A catalog and a newspaper.
(b) The flute Jody had ordered a few weeks earlier.
(c) A dead squirrel.
(d) A birthday present from Jody's grandmother.

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

5. When does Billy Buck first go into the ranch house every day?
(a) When it is time for daily prayer.
(b) When he discusses finances with the Tiflins.
(c) When Mrs. Tiflin rings the iron triangle.
(d) Whenever he wants to; he has a key.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?

2. What season is it when Chapter 3 opens?

3. Why does Billy tell Jody to go outside when Nellie is supposedly in labor?

4. By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony?

5. What does Jody do after he learns Gitano has died?

(see the answer key)

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