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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Jody been told to take Nellie to someone else's ranch?
(a) To see if any of the neighbors would want to buy her.
(b) To see how much she would get at auction.
(c) To breed her.
(d) He hasn't been told to take her anywhere.

2. Who picks up Jody and puts him on a horse for safety?
(a) Mrs. Tiflin.
(b) Billy Buck.
(c) Jess Taylor.
(d) Carl.

3. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?
(a) Outside on the porch.
(b) In Jody's room to help him fall asleep.
(c) In a very old tree on the property.
(d) In front of the fireplace.

4. What is Carl carrying in his hand when he first makes an appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) An injured animal.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) Something white.
(d) Flowers for Mrs. Tiflin.

5. How does Jody know Nellie is going into labor?
(a) She is having spasms.
(b) She won't let anyone near her.
(c) She has run out of the barn.
(d) She is incredibly hungry.

6. Why does Carl lose his temper and make Grandfather leave?
(a) Because Grandfather is filling Jody's head with stories.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) Because Grandfather is drunk all of the time.
(d) Because he has had it with Grandfather's crazy stories.

7. Who is the only person to encourage Grandfather's storytelling during his first night at the Tiflins?
(a) Carl.
(b) Billy Buck.
(c) Jody.
(d) Mrs. Tiflin.

8. How long does Billy say it takes for a colt to be born?
(a) Two months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) One week.
(d) Nearly a year.

9. Whose ranch has Jody been told to take Nellie to?
(a) A stranger's.
(b) No one's.
(c) Billy Buck's.
(d) Jess Taylor's.

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

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

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

13. How does Jody's grandfather arrive at the ranch?
(a) By foot.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) By cart and horse.

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

15. How does Jody plan on getting rid of the animals that are living under the haystack on the Tiflin ranch?
(a) By hunting them out with his dogs.
(b) By lighting the hay on fire and burning them out.
(c) By buying a cat for the ranch.
(d) By setting skunk traps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandfather mean by the term "westering"?

2. What items are in the mailbox when Jody returns home from school in Chapter 3?

3. Why is Mrs. Tiflin crying at the end of the novel?

4. What does Billy end up doing to Nellie?

5. How does Grandfather react to Jody's invitation to help in the mouse hunt?

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