View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are still too small to see.
(b) They are large and ready for harvesting.
(c) They are green and small.
(d) They are enormous and expected to win a prize at the state fair.

2. How does Jody prepare for riding his pony once it is ready?
(a) He rides the other horses.
(b) He rides a sawhorse.
(c) He practices with pillows when no one is looking.
(d) He rides a horse with his dad.

3. What would Billy Buck like to do with Easter?
(a) Work him until he dies.
(b) Just let him relax and be.
(c) Sell him.
(d) Shoot him.

4. How is Jody's character first described?
(a) As obedient and shy.
(b) As loud and obnoxious.
(c) As very naughty.
(d) As spoiled and rich.

5. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?
(a) Give it alcohol to keep it calm.
(b) Cut a hole in its windpipe.
(c) Amputate its leg.
(d) Keep it drugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Smasher?

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

3. What does Jody do after he learns Gitano has died?

4. What would Carl like to do with Easter?

5. What does Mrs. Tiflin say after Gitano leaves?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 286 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample