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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shoes does Jody Tiflin wear in late summer?
(a) None.
(b) Flip-flops.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Big boots because of all the rain.

2. Where does Gitano claim to have relatives?
(a) In Monterey.
(b) In Mexico.
(c) In New Mexico.
(d) In California.

3. How is Carl's character first described?
(a) As an outgoing community leader.
(b) As a disciplinarian.
(c) As a silly, fun-loving father.
(d) As a religious man.

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

5. 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 rides the other horses.
(d) He practices with pillows when no one is looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for?

2. What is the Gitano carrying when he first arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

3. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?

4. For whom does Billy Buck work?

5. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of catalog gets Jody so excited when he finds it in his mailbox?

2. How does Mrs. Tiflin feel about Gitano staying at the ranch?

3. What does Carl joke would be needed for Gitano to be put out to pasture?

4. What kind of interaction do Nellie and the stallion have when they first meet?

5. Who really teaches Jody how to get ready to ride his pony?

6. How does Mrs. Tiflin request Carl treat her father once he arrives?

7. When Chapter 3 opens, what does Jody imagine he is leading on his way home from school?

8. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?

9. How does Grandfather respond to seeing Jody for the first time?

10. Why does Jody stop running right before he meets Grandfather along the road?

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