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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Carl react to finding Jody sneaking back into bed after checking on Nellie in the middle of the night?
(a) He laughs and stays up to talk with Jody.
(b) He beats Jody.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He is torn between pride and anger.

2. What does Grandfather say has happened to his appetite for "westering"?
(a) It has disappeared.
(b) It has started to consume him.
(c) It just gets worse and worse everyday.
(d) It has become stronger with time.

3. Why does Jody initially invite Gitano down to the barn?
(a) To get him away from his angry father.
(b) To see the stock.
(c) To find a more comfortable place to sleep.
(d) To meet his red pony.

4. How does Jody prepare for riding his pony once it is ready?
(a) He rides a horse with his dad.
(b) He rides a sawhorse.
(c) He practices with pillows when no one is looking.
(d) He rides the other horses.

5. When does Billy Buck get up?
(a) Very late.
(b) At sunrise.
(c) It depends on the day.
(d) Before sunrise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jess Taylor?

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

3. How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for?

4. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?

5. What does Grandfather overhear in the Tiflin kitchen the morning after he arrives?

(see the answer key)

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