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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 item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
2. How does Jody prepare for riding his pony once it is ready?
3. What does Jody initially want to name the pony?
4. What color skin does Gitano have?
5. What time does Jody usually come home from school?
Short Essay Questions
1. After he is given the pony, when does Jody begin waking up in the morning?
2. What features of Gabilan is Jody most proud of?
3. What kinds of animals does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?
4. Why is Carl so mad when he first learns of Grandfather's plans to visit the Tiflins?
5. What does Jody realize that Carl is trying to do to Gitano through the way he is speaking with him?
6. What, according to Billy, makes him "half horse"?
7. Why does the stallion break his rope when he sees and smells Nellie for the first time?
8. What does Jody mean when he says his mouth "works"?
9. Why does everyone on the ranch eat such a hearty breakfast?
10. According to Jody, how does Gabilan express himself?
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
Perhaps because of the nature of a cattle ranch, blood makes multiple appearances in _The Red Pony_. Discuss the use of blood in the novel. Is it positive? Negative? What does it represent? Does its symbolism change? How can a reader make sense of blood when it makes an appearance in the text?
Essay Topic 3
Jody spends a lot of time alone on the ranch. Choosing three specific instances where Jody is spending time alone, discuss what each instance shows the reader about Jody's personality (through what Jody chooses to do -- or not to do -- while spending time with himself).
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