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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandfather hate the ocean?
(a) His wife drowned in the ocean.
(b) He thinks there are evil spirits in it.
(c) He is ignorant and is afraid of so much water.
(d) It stopped him from going farther west.

2. Where does Gitano claim to have relatives?
(a) In Monterey.
(b) In California.
(c) In Mexico.
(d) In New Mexico.

3. What kind of horse was Easter when he was younger?
(a) Beautiful and strong.
(b) Lazy and annoying.
(c) Stubborn and strong-willed.
(d) Expensive but worthless.

4. Where does Jody initially think Gitano comes from?
(a) The past.
(b) Out of the big mountains.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A foreign country.

5. What does Jody plan to do in the early morning after his Grandfather has arrived?
(a) Wake up early and bring his grandfather breakfast in bed.
(b) Kill the mice in the haystack.
(c) Wake up early and go through his grandfather's stuff.
(d) Wake up early to make sure he's around when his grandfather wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Carl lose his temper and make Grandfather leave?

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

3. Who is Billy Buck?

4. How does the Tiflin family learn that Mrs. Tiflin's father will be coming to visit?

5. What role did Grandfather play in the traveling group when he was crossing the plains?

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