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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Billy Buck best known for?
(a) His skill with horses.
(b) His ability to make crops grow.
(c) His fair banking practices.
(d) His fiery sermons.

2. Why does Gitano eventually make Jody leave his lodgings for the night?
(a) Because he wants to sleep.
(b) Because he is trying to steal things.
(c) Because he finds Jody incredibly annoying.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

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

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

5. Who is Doubletree Mutt?
(a) Joday's pet racoon.
(b) One of Jody's cats.
(c) Jody's pet toad.
(d) One of Jody's dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What role did Grandfather play in the traveling group when he was crossing the plains?

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

4. How much does Grandfather say Jody has grown when he first sees him?

5. What has Gitano actually stolen from Carl?

(see the answer key)

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