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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 color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Grey.

2. How does Jody's father react when he meets Gitano for the first time?
(a) He tells him he is not needed at the ranch.
(b) He is honored to have such a wise guest.
(c) He refuses to talk to him.
(d) He threatens him with a gun.

3. When will Jody be allowed to have cartridges for his gun?
(a) When he saves up enough money to buy some.
(b) When he is no longer grounded for failing his classes.
(c) When he is 14.
(d) When he is 12.

4. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
(a) A sack of old coins.
(b) A gun.
(c) Nothing; he steals from them.
(d) A bag.

5. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Guns.
(c) Old family heirlooms.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ominous sign does Jody see that lets him know his pony has died?

3. What item does Jody find Gitano polishing?

4. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

5. What does Carl think Gitano has saved him from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Jody let his friends ride his new pony when he shows it to them for the first time?

2. Why does the stallion break his rope when he sees and smells Nellie for the first time?

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

4. What familiar story does Grandfather start to tell around the fire on his first night with the Tiflins?

5. According to Jody, how does Gabilan express himself?

6. Why does Carl ask Gitano if he has relatives anywhere nearby?

7. What must Jody do to keep his pony?

8. What, according to Billy, makes him "half horse"?

9. After he is given the pony, when does Jody begin waking up in the morning?

10. What lie does Jody tell when Carl asks him where he's been, when he's really been talking with Gitano late at night?

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