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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jody sleep while his pony is sick?
(a) With the pony.
(b) In Billy's quarters.
(c) With his mom and dad.
(d) In his own bed.

2. Why does Grandfather think Jody wants to listen to his stories so much?
(a) Because he is trying to be respectful.
(b) Because he is trying to get his dad mad again.
(c) Because he is just patronizing him.
(d) Because he is still a boy.

3. 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.

4. What does Jody's mother do when she meets Gitano for the first time?
(a) Cooks him dinner right away.
(b) Takes his packages and suitcases.
(c) Sends for Jody's father.
(d) Gets very scared and starts to cry.

5. Who cooks dinner the day Gitano arrives on the Tiflin ranch?
(a) Jody.
(b) Mrs. Tiflin.
(c) Gitano.
(d) Gitano's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy free the colt once it is born?

2. What does Mrs. Tiflin say after Gitano leaves?

3. What does Gitano eat for breakfast the day after he arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

4. What reason does Mrs. Tiflin give about why it takes Grandfather so long to rise in the morning?

5. What color hair does Jody Tiflin have?

(see the answer key)

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