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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Nellie while Jody is trying to take her somewhere?
(a) He never takes her anywhere, so nothing happens.
(b) She breaks free from Jody's rope.
(c) She falls and breaks her head.
(d) She spooks and runs off into the mountains.

2. What role does Carl play in the horse's birth?
(a) He comforts Jody.
(b) He is busy bossing everyone around.
(c) He is strangely quiet in the corner.
(d) None; he isn't there.

3. What animals are living under the haystack on the Tiflin ranch?
(a) Racoons.
(b) Cats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Skunks.

4. Where does Jess report Gitano was heading?
(a) Toward the Mexico border.
(b) Into the next town over.
(c) Into the mountains.
(d) Nowhere in particular.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gitano eventually make Jody leave his lodgings for the night?

2. What does Jody do with his surprise-filled lunchbox when he returns home from school?

3. How is Carl's character first described?

4. Whose ranch has Jody been told to take Nellie to?

5. What does Grandfather say has happened to his appetite for "westering"?

(see the answer key)

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