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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?
(a) Fresh turkey sandwiches.
(b) None -- they are very poor.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Eggs, bacon, and biscuits.

2. What does the pony's name mean?
(a) Friend.
(b) Rock.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Strength.

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

4. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
(a) Four.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Carl get the pony from?

2. Where does Jody get drinks of water from while walking around the ranch?

3. How is Jody's character first described?

4. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?

5. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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