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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy do to try to fix Nellie's problem with the delivery?
(a) Get help from the neighbors.
(b) Turn the colt around inside.
(c) Pray.
(d) Drug Nellie.

2. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?
(a) The neighborhood preacher.
(b) Six boys from school.
(c) No one -- he keeps it hidden away.
(d) His teacher.

3. During the first dinner with Grandfather, what does Billy say makes people hungrier?
(a) Being in bad weather.
(b) Moving around.
(c) Being idle.
(d) Staying in the same location all the time.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jody's father react when he meets Gitano for the first time?

2. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?

3. What does Jody's mother do when she meets Gitano for the first time?

4. What is Billy Buck best known for?

5. Who does Jess Taylor say he saw riding Easter?

(see the answer key)

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