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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy suggest Jody name the pony?
(a) Red.
(b) Gabilan.
(c) Uni, since he looks like a unicorn.
(d) Billy.

2. When will Jody be allowed to have cartridges for his gun?
(a) When he is 14.
(b) When he is 12.
(c) When he is no longer grounded for failing his classes.
(d) When he saves up enough money to buy some.

3. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
(a) Exactly even with Jody.
(b) It hasn't sprouted yet.
(c) Knee high.
(d) Over Jody's head.

4. For whom does Billy Buck work?
(a) Himself.
(b) The city.
(c) No one -- he is a wandering worker.
(d) The Tiflin family.

5. How does Gabilan respond to being bridle trained?
(a) He is rambunctious.
(b) He only responds to Jody.
(c) He surrenders almost immediately.
(d) He only responds to Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Carl's character first described?

2. Where does The Red Pony take place?

3. How is Jody's character first described?

4. How does the pony's coat and mane look when Jody first sees them?

5. Who is Smasher?

(see the answer key)

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