The Red Pony Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Red Pony Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billy know there is a problem with Nellie's pregnancy?
(a) Nellie is too big for a regular pregnant horse.
(b) He had a dream about something being wrong.
(c) He can feel the colt inside.
(d) Nellie is acting funny.

2. What interrupts Grandfather's storytelling the first night he is visiting the Tiflins?
(a) A small fire in the kitchen.
(b) A very loud noise from outside.
(c) A moth in the room that Billy and Carl try to catch.
(d) A neighbor's cry for help.

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

4. What does Mule-tale Buck do for a living?
(a) He used to be a colonel in the army.
(b) He was a mule packer.
(c) He used to be an artist.
(d) He used to breed horses.

5. What time is it when Jody first leaves the barn after the horse's birth?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

6. What does Grandfather overhear in the Tiflin kitchen the morning after he arrives?
(a) Carl complaining about his endless storytelling.
(b) Billy saying that he has lost his respect for him.
(c) Jody saying that he smells like an old man.
(d) Mrs. Tiflin talking about his failing memory.

7. Where does Jody spend most of his time during January?
(a) With Nellie in her stall.
(b) At school trying to distract himself.
(c) With his mother, just like a small child.
(d) In the house, worrying.

8. How is Jody picked up and put on a horse for safety?
(a) By his shirt.
(b) By his hair.
(c) By his arm, which has been injured.
(d) By his overall straps.

9. What does Carl tell Jody about his work with Nellie?
(a) That he needs to relax -- a lot.
(b) That he needs to focus on school more and horses less.
(c) That he has done a good job.
(d) That he needs to not be so attached to the horse.

10. How much does Grandfather say Jody has grown when he first sees him?
(a) About six inches.
(b) About one inch.
(c) Not very much at all.
(d) Nearly a foot!

11. What article of clothing does Carl pin something on of Jody's when he sets off with Nellie?
(a) On his shoe.
(b) Inside his sock.
(c) Inside his overalls.
(d) On his undershirt.

12. What is the colt born in?
(a) A strange tumor of some kind.
(b) The colt is never born, actually.
(c) A twisted mess of pus.
(d) The placenta.

13. What does Jody do with his surprise-filled lunchbox when he returns home from school?
(a) He buries it under the porch.
(b) He leaves it with his mother.
(c) He hides it in his room.
(d) He leaves it in the mailbox.

14. Who is Nellie?
(a) Jody's cousin.
(b) Jody's schoolteacher.
(c) A female horse on the Tiflin ranch.
(d) A neighbor's horse.

15. What problem does Billy find with Nellie's pregnancy?
(a) That she is going to have twins.
(b) That the colt is already dead before it is born.
(c) That Nellie has a tumor inside, not a baby.
(d) That the colt is turned the wrong way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carl tell Grandfather in front of everyone about what Grandfather has overheard?

2. How does Billy free the colt once it is born?

3. Why does Billy tell Jody to go outside when Nellie is supposedly in labor?

4. How does Grandfather react to what he overhears in the kitchen the morning after he arrives?

5. How does Jody's grandfather arrive at the ranch?

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