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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many healthy horses do Gitano and Jody watch at the watering trough?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

2. What unique item is Gitano wearing when he first arrives at the Tiflin ranch?
(a) A necklace made of cow teeth.
(b) Very expensive boots.
(c) A Stetson hat.
(d) Leather chaps.

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

4. Where did Carl get the pony from?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) He found him.
(c) A sheriff's auction.
(d) He never says.

5. How does Jody dispose of the body of the animal he kills when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) Hid hides it in the hay in the barn.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He lets his dog take it away.
(d) He cuts it into pieces and throws them into the bushes.

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

7. How is Jody's character first described?
(a) As very naughty.
(b) As loud and obnoxious.
(c) As obedient and shy.
(d) As spoiled and rich.

8. What color skin does Gitano have?
(a) Light.
(b) Very freckly.
(c) Dark.
(d) It's hard to tell because he's been burned.

9. By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

10. As Jody's pony gets sicker, what life-saving procedure must Billy do to keep it alive?
(a) Cut a hole in its windpipe.
(b) Amputate its leg.
(c) Keep it drugged.
(d) Give it alcohol to keep it calm.

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

12. What kind of information is Jody eager to get out of Gitano?
(a) What his family was like long ago.
(b) How much money he is carrying with him.
(c) What the mountains are like.
(d) Where he came from.

13. How is Carl's character first described?
(a) As a disciplinarian.
(b) As an outgoing community leader.
(c) As a silly, fun-loving father.
(d) As a religious man.

14. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?
(a) Its jaw.
(b) Its chest.
(c) Its ear.
(d) Its leg.

15. Who does Jody first show his new pony to?
(a) No one -- he keeps it hidden away.
(b) The neighborhood preacher.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Six boys from school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jody so concerned about the rain and his pony?

2. When does Billy Buck get up?

3. Who is Billy Buck?

4. What color hair does Gitano have?

5. When Mrs. Tiflin talks about Gitano staying, what does Carl do?

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