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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?
(a) Harvest the crops for the first time.
(b) Delivery the Christmas sermon.
(c) Go to New York City to see about another loan.
(d) Drive six old cows to the butcher.

2. What item does Jody find Gitano polishing?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A gun.
(c) An old necklace.
(d) A rapier.

3. What does Jess Taylor report the horse rider was carrying?
(a) Something shiny.
(b) Something made of wood.
(c) Lots of empty sacks.
(d) A small child.

4. How can Jody tell the man approaching his house in Chapter 2 is older?
(a) He can see his long beard right away.
(b) He smells him.
(c) He knows the man and knows that he is old.
(d) By the way he walks.

5. Who is Jess Taylor?
(a) A neighbor of the Tiflins.
(b) Another stranger who appears at the house.
(c) Jody's brother.
(d) Gitano's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Jody first leaves the barn after the horse's birth?

2. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?

3. How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens?

4. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?

5. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?

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