View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Midsummer.

2. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) He makes his dog go attack it.
(b) With a slingshot.
(c) With his hands.
(d) With his gun.

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

4. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Ten.

5. How does Jody feel after Gitano leaves?
(a) Angry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?

2. Who is Billy Buck?

3. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?

4. Who cooks dinner the day Gitano arrives on the Tiflin ranch?

5. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jody realize that Carl is trying to do to Gitano through the way he is speaking with him?

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

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

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

6. Why is Jody pleased to smell brandy on his father's breath when he and Billy Buck return from purchasing the pony?

7. What must Jody do to keep his pony?

8. What does Grandfather say about how dry it was in '87 and '61?

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

10. What does Grandfather wisely say about reacting to unkind words?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 536 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample