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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much advanced notice do the Tiflins have of Grandfather's visit?
(a) None; they find out the day he is supposed to arrive.
(b) One month.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

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

3. What reason does Mrs. Tiflin give about why it takes Grandfather so long to rise in the morning?
(a) Because he feels unwelcome in their house.
(b) Because he moves slower as a result of his old age.
(c) Because he dresses with care.
(d) Because he is lazy.

4. Why does Carl lose his temper and make Grandfather leave?
(a) Because he has had it with Grandfather's crazy stories.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) Because Grandfather is filling Jody's head with stories.
(d) Because Grandfather is drunk all of the time.

5. What does Carl tell Jody not to blame on Billy?
(a) Their financial troubles.
(b) The death of his red pony.
(c) The horse sickness that is going through the town.
(d) His bad grades at school.

6. Why does Billy tell Jody to go outside when Nellie is supposedly in labor?
(a) So he doesn't see Billy kill Nellie.
(b) So he can keep Carl away.
(c) So he can charge people admission at the door.
(d) So he can stand guard.

7. What does Grandfather say has happened to his appetite for "westering"?
(a) It has disappeared.
(b) It has become stronger with time.
(c) It has started to consume him.
(d) It just gets worse and worse everyday.

8. What role does Mrs. Tiflin play in the horse's birth?
(a) She helps comfort the newborn calf.
(b) She helps comfort Jody.
(c) None; she is sleeping.
(d) She helps comfort Nellie.

9. What does Mrs. Tiflin claim was the biggest thing in her father's life?
(a) Having her get married.
(b) Meeting his wife.
(c) Serving in the Spanish War.
(d) Crossing the plains.

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

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

12. What does Jody have to eat at Jess Taylor's ranch in Chapter 3?
(a) A slice of bread only, as the Taylors are very poor.
(b) Two pieces of pie.
(c) A huge turkey dinner.
(d) Breakfast foods.

13. How does Jody's grandfather arrive at the ranch?
(a) By foot.
(b) By cart and horse.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy eventually get the baby colt out?

2. What makes Jody excited about seeing the mailbox when Chapter 3 opens?

3. What does Grandfather mean by the term "westering"?

4. How does Jody feel about Grandfather's comment about how much he has grown?

5. How does Grandfather react to Jody's invitation to help in the mouse hunt?

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