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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 kind of information is Jody eager to get out of Gitano?
2. By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony?
3. How does Billy often perform at local rodeos?
4. Where are pigs prepared for slaughter and slaughtered on the ranch?
5. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Billy been able to gauge Jody's skill with horses?
2. Why doesn't Jody let his friends ride his new pony when he shows it to them for the first time?
3. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?
4. Why does the stallion break his rope when he sees and smells Nellie for the first time?
5. After Jody initially peppers him with questions, what does Gitano finally say about the mountains?
6. Why is Jody pleased to smell brandy on his father's breath when he and Billy Buck return from purchasing the pony?
7. What does Gitano tell Jody and his mother the first time he meets them?
8. How long does Jody have to go to get to school?
9. How does Mrs. Tiflin defend Jody from his father's accusation that he is a "Big-Britches"?
10. What, according to Billy, makes him "half horse"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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?
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