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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy suggest Jody name the pony?
(a) Red.
(b) Uni, since he looks like a unicorn.
(c) Billy.
(d) Gabilan.

2. How is Billy's horse often described?
(a) As an average horse but with crazy eyes.
(b) As the most beautiful horse in the county.
(c) As looking almost exactly like Billy.
(d) As nothing special to look at.

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

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

6. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) He makes his dog go attack it.
(b) With his hands.
(c) With a slingshot.
(d) With his gun.

7. How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) One night and breakfast.
(d) One week.

8. What unique item is Gitano wearing when he first arrives at the Tiflin ranch?
(a) A Stetson hat.
(b) Leather chaps.
(c) A necklace made of cow teeth.
(d) Very expensive boots.

9. What does Jess Taylor report the horse rider was carrying?
(a) A small child.
(b) Something shiny.
(c) Lots of empty sacks.
(d) Something made of wood.

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

11. What time does Jody usually come home from school?
(a) After sunset, to be safe.
(b) Four o'clock.
(c) Noon (for lunch) and three o'clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

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

13. What is the "carrion" that Jody mentions the buzzards are helpful with?
(a) Dead flesh.
(b) Seeds that need to be spread.
(c) Leftover crops.
(d) Poisonous buzzards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

2. What color hair does Gitano have?

3. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?

4. Who is Smasher?

5. Where does Gitano claim to be born?

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