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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandfather accept Jody's offer for a drink when they are sitting on the porch discussing "westering"?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he is thirsty.
(c) Because Jody offers him his favorite drink.
(d) Because he sees Jody's face and wants to be polite.

2. What does Jody do with his surprise-filled lunchbox when he returns home from school?
(a) He buries it under the porch.
(b) He leaves it with his mother.
(c) He hides it in his room.
(d) He leaves it in the mailbox.

3. What does Billy Buck do to show his respect for Grandfather?
(a) Taken his hat off.
(b) Washed his clothes.
(c) Shaved mid-week.
(d) Gotten a haircut.

4. When Jody wakes up crying in Chapter 3, what does his mother say to calm him down?
(a) To remember that dreams aren't real.
(b) To try to wake up and start over again.
(c) To eat a cookie as a treat and then go back to bed.
(d) To be quiet so he doesn't anger Carl.

5. Who is Riley?
(a) Jody's friend at school.
(b) The Tiflin's big boar.
(c) Jody's pet snake.
(d) The Tiflin's pet cat.

6. Why is Mrs. Tiflin crying at the end of the novel?
(a) She is tired of her life.
(b) She wants Jody to stay a little boy forever.
(c) She is sad about her father's death.
(d) She isn't.

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

8. What makes Jody excited about seeing the mailbox when Chapter 3 opens?
(a) It has been bashed in.
(b) He has been told he can paint it however he likes.
(c) It is new.
(d) The flag is open.

9. What does Jody imagine doing with his imaginary horse?
(a) Being asked by the president to catch a criminal.
(b) Helping the sheriff.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Winning rodeo contests.

10. What does Grandfather say has happened to his appetite for "westering"?
(a) It has started to consume him.
(b) It has disappeared.
(c) It has become stronger with time.
(d) It just gets worse and worse everyday.

11. What time is it when Jody first leaves the barn after the horse's birth?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

12. Why does Billy Buck respect Grandfather so much?
(a) Because he is the owner of the property.
(b) Because Grandfather saved his life once.
(c) Because he is an elder.
(d) Because he feels they are kindred spirits.

13. What does Billy end up doing to Nellie?
(a) Killing her with a hammer.
(b) Giving her a warm bath to calm her down.
(c) Calming her with hot mash.
(d) Selling her to a neighbor as she lay dying.

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

15. How much does Grandfather say Jody has grown when he first sees him?
(a) About six inches.
(b) Not very much at all.
(c) Nearly a foot!
(d) About one inch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Jody offer to make for his Grandfather when they are sitting on the porch discussing "westering"?

2. How does Grandfather react to what he overhears in the kitchen the morning after he arrives?

3. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?

4. What does Grandfather overhear in the Tiflin kitchen the morning after he arrives?

5. Why is Jody so worried about Nellie?

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