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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. Who is Smasher?
(a) One of Jody's dogs.
(b) Jody -- it's his nickname.
(c) The name of the bull on the ranch.
(d) Jody's pet cat.

2. What color skin does Gitano have?
(a) Dark.
(b) It's hard to tell because he's been burned.
(c) Very freckly.
(d) Light.

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

4. Where does Jess report Gitano was heading?
(a) Nowhere in particular.
(b) Into the mountains.
(c) Toward the Mexico border.
(d) Into the next town over.

5. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
(a) Exactly even with Jody.
(b) It hasn't sprouted yet.
(c) Knee high.
(d) Over Jody's head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jody do after he learns Gitano has died?

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

3. How does Carl react to the confirmation that Gitano is with Easter?

4. Where does Gitano claim to be born?

5. How does Jody's father react when he meets Gitano for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Tiflin defend Jody from his father's accusation that he is a "Big-Britches"?

3. What problem does Billy warn Jody about when it comes to Nellie giving birth?

4. Why doesn't Carl allow shooting near the house?

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

6. What kinds of animals does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?

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

8. What has Carl told Jody about the mountains?

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

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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