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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?
2. Where did Carl get the pony from?
3. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?
4. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
5. What does Gitano eat for breakfast the day after he arrives at the Tiflin ranch?
Short Essay Questions
1. While Jody's mother often finds his hands to be dirty, why doesn't she make him wash them?
2. What does Jody realize that Carl is trying to do to Gitano through the way he is speaking with him?
3. How does Mrs. Tiflin feel about Gitano staying at the ranch?
4. Why does Jody go to visit Nellie every day after he brings her back from Jess's ranch?
5. What makes the mountains seem less threatening to Jody?
6. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?
7. How long have the mice been living under the haystack (at the beginning of Chapter 4)?
8. What does Grandfather say about how dry it was in '87 and '61?
9. What country owned the Tiflin ranch when Gitano was born there?
10. What has Carl told Jody about the mountains?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much of Jody's energy in Chapter 4 is focused on asking questions of his grandfather about his past and his past adventures. Discuss why Steinbeck focuses so much on this and what it shows about Jody's character as the novel reaches its conclusion. Make sure to use quotations from the text to support your positions.
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is very much a part of _The Red Pony_. Choose three instances of foreshadowing from anywhere in the text and discuss what each instance will come to mean.
Essay Topic 3
Was it fair for Billy Buck to continue to encourage Jody about his pony's health, even as the pony continued to get sicker and sicker? Present three reasons why this was or was not appropriate for Billy Buck to do, making sure to use quotations from the text to support your position.
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