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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. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
2. Where does Gitano claim to have relatives?
3. What does Carl think Gitano has saved him from?
4. Where does Jody initially think Gitano comes from?
5. How is Jody's character first described?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Grandfather wisely say about reacting to unkind words?
2. What makes the mountains seem less threatening to Jody?
3. What features of Gabilan is Jody most proud of?
4. What does Carl say to Gitano about what should happen to old things?
5. Why is Carl so mad when he first learns of Grandfather's plans to visit the Tiflins?
6. How does Jody react when he realizes he has killed a bird for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?
7. What signals to Jody that Billy Buck and Carl have something unusual planned on the day he is given his pony?
8. While Jody's mother often finds his hands to be dirty, why doesn't she make him wash them?
9. Who really teaches Jody how to get ready to ride his pony?
10. Why doesn't Carl allow shooting near the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A sense of place is very much a part of _The Red Pony_. In a well-structured essay, discuss at least three ways that the setting of _The Red Pony_ plays into the novel in a way that another, different setting could not have done.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
While Jody never actually goes to visit the mountains within the novel, they play a key role in the text. Choose three instances where the mountains are discussed and how, in each instance, they play a role within the story (plot development, character development, etc.).
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