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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 time does Jody usually come home from school?
(a) Four o'clock.
(b) After sunset, to be safe.
(c) Noon (for lunch) and three o'clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

2. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?
(a) Nothing -- they are very, very thirsty for water.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Milk.
(d) Beer.

3. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?
(a) Fresh turkey sandwiches.
(b) None -- they are very poor.
(c) Eggs, bacon, and biscuits.
(d) Oatmeal.

4. For whom does Billy Buck work?
(a) No one -- he is a wandering worker.
(b) The Tiflin family.
(c) The city.
(d) Himself.

5. How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for?
(a) Three days.
(b) One night and breakfast.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jody initially think Gitano comes from?

2. What would Carl like to do with Easter?

3. What kind of gun does Jody have?

4. Where does The Red Pony take place?

5. Who is Jess Taylor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jody react when he realizes he has killed a bird for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?

2. How will Jody pay back his father for the $5 it will take to breed Nellie with a stallion?

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

4. What does Jody put into the past once he starts preparing to take care of Nellie and, once it comes, the new horse?

5. What makes the mountains seem less threatening to Jody?

6. What are the first signs Jody sees in his pony that makes him think he is sick?

7. How has Billy been able to gauge Jody's skill with horses?

8. Why does Jody hide the bird he kills when Chapter 2 opens?

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

10. What must Jody do to keep his pony?

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