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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jody when Chapter 2 concludes?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 10.

2. 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 buries it.
(c) He cuts it into pieces and throws them into the bushes.
(d) He lets his dog take it away.

3. What does Carl think Gitano has saved him from?
(a) A week's worth of unwanted houseguests.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Dealing with Easter when he dies.
(d) The plague.

4. How is Carl's character first described?
(a) As an outgoing community leader.
(b) As a disciplinarian.
(c) As a silly, fun-loving father.
(d) As a religious man.

5. What does Jody do with his surprise-filled lunchbox when he returns home from school?
(a) He leaves it with his mother.
(b) He hides it in his room.
(c) He buries it under the porch.
(d) He leaves it in the mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Smasher?

2. Who answers most of Jody's questions about the colt that is supposed to be coming?

3. Why is Jody so worried about Nellie?

4. What has Gitano actually stolen from Carl?

5. What does Carl tell Jody not to blame on Billy?

(see the answer key)

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