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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jody plan to do in the early morning after his Grandfather has arrived?
(a) Wake up early and go through his grandfather's stuff.
(b) Kill the mice in the haystack.
(c) Wake up early and bring his grandfather breakfast in bed.
(d) Wake up early to make sure he's around when his grandfather wakes up.

2. How does Jody feel about Grandfather's comment about how much he has grown?
(a) Proud.
(b) Angry.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Shy.

3. What does Billy tell Jody to do after he is done helping with the birth?
(a) Go get Carl right away.
(b) Go get hot water and a sponge.
(c) Go get Mrs. Tiflin.
(d) Send all the neighbors home.

4. Whose ranch has Jody been told to take Nellie to?
(a) A stranger's.
(b) Jess Taylor's.
(c) Billy Buck's.
(d) No one's.

5. What items are in the mailbox when Jody returns home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) The flute Jody had ordered a few weeks earlier.
(b) A dead squirrel.
(c) A catalog and a newspaper.
(d) A birthday present from Jody's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person to encourage Grandfather's storytelling during his first night at the Tiflins?

2. What month is it when Chapter 4 opens?

3. What does Billy end up doing to Nellie?

4. How long does Grandfather say he is planning to stay with the Tiflins?

5. What does Jody do with his surprise-filled lunchbox when he returns home from school?

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