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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nellie?
(a) A neighbor's horse.
(b) Jody's schoolteacher.
(c) A female horse on the Tiflin ranch.
(d) Jody's cousin.

2. How does Billy free the colt once it is born?
(a) He washes it off by himself.
(b) He tears the sac open with his teeth.
(c) He uses a knife to cut it free.
(d) Nothing, because there is no real colt; the horse only thought it was pregnant.

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

4. How does Billy know there is a problem with Nellie's pregnancy?
(a) He can feel the colt inside.
(b) He had a dream about something being wrong.
(c) Nellie is too big for a regular pregnant horse.
(d) Nellie is acting funny.

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

6. What does Carl tell Grandfather in front of everyone about what Grandfather has overheard?
(a) "Ruth didn't mean it."
(b) "I didn't mean it."
(c) "Billy didn't mean it."
(d) "Jody didn't mean it."

7. Who answers most of Jody's questions about the colt that is supposed to be coming?
(a) Carl.
(b) Jess Taylor.
(c) Billy Buck.
(d) Mrs. Tiflin.

8. What interrupts Grandfather's storytelling the first night he is visiting the Tiflins?
(a) A small fire in the kitchen.
(b) A very loud noise from outside.
(c) A neighbor's cry for help.
(d) A moth in the room that Billy and Carl try to catch.

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

10. How long does Grandfather say he is planning to stay with the Tiflins?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

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

12. What does Jody plan to do in the early morning after his Grandfather has arrived?
(a) Wake up early and go through his grandfather's stuff.
(b) Kill the mice in the haystack.
(c) Wake up early and bring his grandfather breakfast in bed.
(d) Wake up early to make sure he's around when his grandfather wakes up.

13. What article of clothing does Carl pin something on of Jody's when he sets off with Nellie?
(a) On his undershirt.
(b) Inside his overalls.
(c) On his shoe.
(d) Inside his sock.

14. What does Carl tell Jody about his work with Nellie?
(a) That he needs to focus on school more and horses less.
(b) That he has done a good job.
(c) That he needs to relax -- a lot.
(d) That he needs to not be so attached to the horse.

15. What does Billy do to try to fix Nellie's problem with the delivery?
(a) Get help from the neighbors.
(b) Turn the colt around inside.
(c) Drug Nellie.
(d) Pray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose ranch has Jody been told to take Nellie to?

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

4. What topic does Grandfather bring up during his first dinner at the Tiflin ranch?

5. Why does Grandfather hate the ocean?

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