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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gitano eventually make Jody leave his lodgings for the night?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because he is trying to steal things.
(c) Because he finds Jody incredibly annoying.
(d) Because he wants to sleep.

2. When Carl and Billy first return from being gone when the novel opens, what does Jody smell on their breath?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Beer.
(c) Nothing -- they are very, very thirsty for water.
(d) Milk.

3. Where does The Red Pony take place?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) We never learn.
(c) Salinas, California.
(d) A small town in New Mexico.

4. How does Jody's mom feel about his dedication to the red pony?
(a) She doesn't really care one way or the other.
(b) She is proud.
(c) She is angry that it keeps him from his chores.
(d) She is angry that it keeps him from school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?

2. Where does Gitano stay while at the Tiflin ranch?

3. What does Carl think Gitano has saved him from?

4. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?

5. What color eyes does Jody Tiflin have?

(see the answer key)

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