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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Tiflin family learn that Mrs. Tiflin's father will be coming to visit?
(a) He just appears.
(b) Through word of mouth passed along by the neighbors.
(c) By telegram.
(d) By letter.

2. Who is Riley?
(a) The Tiflin's pet cat.
(b) Jody's pet snake.
(c) The Tiflin's big boar.
(d) Jody's friend at school.

3. Who is Mule-tail Buck?
(a) The Tiflin's neighbor.
(b) Billy Buck's father.
(c) Grandfather's best friend.
(d) Grandfather's traveling companion.

4. Who does Billy say must grant permission for anything that is done on the ranch?
(a) Himself.
(b) Carl.
(c) Jody.
(d) Mr. Jessup.

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

6. How does Grandfather react to what he overhears in the kitchen the morning after he arrives?
(a) He becomes furiously angry.
(b) He is hurt a little by it.
(c) He laughs it off.
(d) He pretends he didn't hear anything.

7. What does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Beautiful rocks.
(c) Lots of small animals.
(d) Strange pieces of metal he finds along the roadside.

8. What does Billy Buck do to show his respect for Grandfather?
(a) Shaved mid-week.
(b) Gotten a haircut.
(c) Washed his clothes.
(d) Taken his hat off.

9. Why has Jody been told to take Nellie to someone else's ranch?
(a) He hasn't been told to take her anywhere.
(b) To breed her.
(c) To see how much she would get at auction.
(d) To see if any of the neighbors would want to buy her.

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

11. What makes Jody excited about seeing the mailbox when Chapter 3 opens?
(a) It has been bashed in.
(b) The flag is open.
(c) He has been told he can paint it however he likes.
(d) It is new.

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

13. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?
(a) Outside on the porch.
(b) In front of the fireplace.
(c) In Jody's room to help him fall asleep.
(d) In a very old tree on the property.

14. What does Grandfather mean by the term "westering"?
(a) Getting a huge group of people across the country/out West.
(b) Looking too much into the future without understanding how you got into the present.
(c) Holding on to your past when you should really let it go.
(d) Learning to read the wind when it blows west.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What article of clothing does Carl pin something on of Jody's when he sets off with Nellie?

2. What does Billy do to try to fix Nellie's problem with the delivery?

3. What does Carl tell Jody not to blame on Billy?

4. What month is it when Chapter 4 opens?

5. What items are in the mailbox when Jody returns home from school in Chapter 3?

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