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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of horse does Jody fantasize about having?

2. What role does Mrs. Tiflin play in the horse's birth?

3. What does Jody tell Grandfather has happened to Riley?

4. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?

5. Why does Grandfather hate the ocean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While _The Red Pony_ does not have many characters, the characters it does have are very complex and complicated. Choose one character and discuss 1) why you think this character is the *most* complicated character of the text and 2) what literary devices Steinbeck uses to convey this character's complicated nature to the reader.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The final scene in Chapter 3 (where Billy kills Nellie to save the colt) is one of the most important in the text. Discuss the reasons why Billy chooses the colt over Nellie and what this decision shows the reader about his own character as well as about his relationship with Jody.

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