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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. What does the pony's name mean?
2. What item does Jody find Gitano polishing?
3. Where does Gitano stay while at the Tiflin ranch?
4. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?
5. What does Billy suggest Jody name the pony?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?
2. What must Jody do to keep his pony?
3. What does Jody realize that Carl is trying to do to Gitano through the way he is speaking with him?
4. How does Jody get Gabilan used to wearing a saddle?
5. Why does Nellie break her rope when Jody is leading her to the neighbor's house?
6. According to Jody, how does Gabilan express himself?
7. What does Grandfather say about how dry it was in '87 and '61?
8. What signals to Jody that Billy Buck and Carl have something unusual planned on the day he is given his pony?
9. What responsibility did Grandfather have as a leader during the crossing of the plains?
10. How does Mrs. Tiflin feel about Gitano staying at the ranch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Male characters' displays of emotion take quite a variety of forms throughout _The Red Pony_. Choose three specific instances of when one male character has shown (or not shown) emotion and what the reader learns about that character as a result of how they behave emotionally.
Essay Topic 2
Animals play a key role in many aspects of _The Red Pony_. Choose one animal, discuss its function in the novel as well as what this animal traditionally symbolizes or represents in the literary canon.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss why Jody kills one of the buzzards when he sees it eating his dead pony. Why does he respond in this particular way? What does it symbolize? What does it show the reader about Jody?
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