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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Nellie finally begin to show signs of pregnancy?
(a) Unfortunately, she never does.
(b) On Christmas day.
(c) In April.
(d) In September.

2. What time is it when Jody first leaves the barn after the horse's birth?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dawn.

3. How does the Tiflin family learn that Mrs. Tiflin's father will be coming to visit?
(a) Through word of mouth passed along by the neighbors.
(b) By letter.
(c) By telegram.
(d) He just appears.

4. Why is Jody so worried about Nellie?
(a) Carl will beat him if anything happens to the horse.
(b) She is acting very strangely.
(c) He just worries about everything anyway.
(d) He doesn't want her to die like his pony did.

5. What does Jody plan to do in the early morning after his Grandfather has arrived?
(a) Wake up early and go through his grandfather's stuff.
(b) Wake up early and bring his grandfather breakfast in bed.
(c) Kill the mice in the haystack.
(d) Wake up early to make sure he's around when his grandfather wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?

2. How does Jody feel about the Gabilan mountains when Chapter 2 opens?

3. During the first dinner with Grandfather, what does Billy say makes people hungrier?

4. What does the pony's name mean?

5. What does Mule-tale Buck do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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