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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color hair does Jody Tiflin have?
(a) Blond.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. Who does Jess Taylor say he saw riding Easter?
(a) Jody.
(b) Gitano.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) Billy Buck.

4. What kind of contests does Billy Buck win on Easter?
(a) Showmanship.
(b) Rodeo.
(c) Jousting.
(d) Racing.

5. What is Billy Buck best known for?
(a) His skill with horses.
(b) His fiery sermons.
(c) His fair banking practices.
(d) His ability to make crops grow.

6. After Gitano leaves the Tiflin ranch, what does Jody picture him doing?
(a) Riding into the mountains with his rapier.
(b) Robbing another family of their valuables.
(c) Coming back to get Jody.
(d) Heading off for many years of new adventures.

7. What would Billy Buck like to do with Easter?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Work him until he dies.
(c) Sell him.
(d) Just let him relax and be.

8. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?
(a) Mad because he wanted a bike instead.
(b) Angry at having to get up so early.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

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

10. Where does Gitano claim to be born?
(a) On another planet.
(b) On the Tiflin ranch.
(c) In New Mexico.
(d) In the mountains.

11. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?
(a) Flip-flops.
(b) None.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Big boots because of all the rain.

12. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?
(a) Beautiful and strong.
(b) Lazy and annoying.
(c) Stubborn and strong-willed.
(d) Expensive but worthless.

13. How does Gabilan respond to being bridle trained?
(a) He only responds to Billy.
(b) He surrenders almost immediately.
(c) He is rambunctious.
(d) He only responds to Jody.

14. How does Jody's father react when he meets Gitano for the first time?
(a) He tells him he is not needed at the ranch.
(b) He threatens him with a gun.
(c) He refuses to talk to him.
(d) He is honored to have such a wise guest.

15. What color skin does Gitano have?
(a) It's hard to tell because he's been burned.
(b) Dark.
(c) Light.
(d) Very freckly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jody dispose of the body of the animal he kills when Chapter 2 opens?

3. When will Jody be allowed to have cartridges for his gun?

4. What does Jess Taylor report the horse rider was carrying?

5. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?

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