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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Carl play in the horse's birth?
(a) None; he isn't there.
(b) He is strangely quiet in the corner.
(c) He is busy bossing everyone around.
(d) He comforts Jody.

2. How does Jody feel about Grandfather's comment about how much he has grown?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Angry.
(d) Shy.

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

4. What is the colt born in?
(a) A strange tumor of some kind.
(b) A twisted mess of pus.
(c) The colt is never born, actually.
(d) The placenta.

5. How is Jody picked up and put on a horse for safety?
(a) By his arm, which has been injured.
(b) By his shirt.
(c) By his overall straps.
(d) By his hair.

6. What does Mule-tale Buck do for a living?
(a) He was a mule packer.
(b) He used to be a colonel in the army.
(c) He used to be an artist.
(d) He used to breed horses.

7. What does Grandfather overhear in the Tiflin kitchen the morning after he arrives?
(a) Mrs. Tiflin talking about his failing memory.
(b) Billy saying that he has lost his respect for him.
(c) Jody saying that he smells like an old man.
(d) Carl complaining about his endless storytelling.

8. What does Carl tell Jody not to blame on Billy?
(a) The death of his red pony.
(b) Their financial troubles.
(c) The horse sickness that is going through the town.
(d) His bad grades at school.

9. What is the one thing Jody remembers his grandfather talking about?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Women.
(c) His time in Spain.
(d) Indians.

10. What nickname does Jody give to his imaginary horse?
(a) "Gabilan."
(b) "Black Racer."
(c) "Black Beauty."
(d) "Black Demon."

11. Who is Mule-tail Buck?
(a) Grandfather's best friend.
(b) Grandfather's traveling companion.
(c) The Tiflin's neighbor.
(d) Billy Buck's father.

12. What problem does Billy find with Nellie's pregnancy?
(a) That Nellie has a tumor inside, not a baby.
(b) That she is going to have twins.
(c) That the colt is turned the wrong way.
(d) That the colt is already dead before it is born.

13. What does Billy Buck say about how Nellie is handling her pregnancy?
(a) The she only thinks she is pregnant but really isn't.
(b) That she is comforted by Jody only.
(c) That she has "turned nice."
(d) That she has gone crazy.

14. What does Mrs. Tiflin claim was the biggest thing in her father's life?
(a) Serving in the Spanish War.
(b) Having her get married.
(c) Crossing the plains.
(d) Meeting his wife.

15. What does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) Lots of small animals.
(b) Strange pieces of metal he finds along the roadside.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Beautiful rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jody spend most of his time during January?

2. What role does Mrs. Tiflin play in the horse's birth?

3. Who does Billy say must grant permission for anything that is done on the ranch?

4. Why does Grandfather think Jody wants to listen to his stories so much?

5. Who is Nellie?

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