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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair does Gitano have?
(a) White.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) None -- he is bald.

2. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?
(a) Old family heirlooms.
(b) Guns.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Money.

3. How does Jody feel after Gitano leaves?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

4. Who is Jess Taylor?
(a) Gitano's son.
(b) Another stranger who appears at the house.
(c) A neighbor of the Tiflins.
(d) Jody's brother.

5. What kind of animal does Jody kill for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) A spider.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rat.

6. What does Jody initially want to name the pony?
(a) Red.
(b) Prancer.
(c) Gabilan Mountains.
(d) Carl.

7. 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.

8. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?
(a) It licks his fingers because they taste like bacon from breakfast.
(b) It is very, very shy.
(c) It nuzzles up to him.
(d) It bites Jody.

9. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?
(a) Delivery the Christmas sermon.
(b) Harvest the crops for the first time.
(c) Drive six old cows to the butcher.
(d) Go to New York City to see about another loan.

10. Where did Carl get the pony from?
(a) He never says.
(b) He found him.
(c) A sheriff's auction.
(d) A neighbor.

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

12. What kind of gun does Jody have?
(a) A .22.
(b) A .44.
(c) A .25.
(d) A cap gun.

13. Where does The Red Pony take place?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) We never learn.
(c) A small town in New Mexico.
(d) Salinas, California.

14. What does Mrs. Tiflin say after Gitano leaves?
(a) Nothing; she isn't in the scene when Chapter 2 ends.
(b) She gets in a huge fight with Carl.
(c) She blames the whole thing on innocent Jody.
(d) She cries heavily.

15. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Four.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Billy Buck first go into the ranch house every day?

2. What color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?

3. How does Gitano leave his first dinner with the Tiflins?

4. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?

5. What color skin does Gitano have?

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