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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of gun does Jody have?
(a) A .22.
(b) A .44.
(c) A .25.
(d) A cap gun.

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

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

5. How old is Jody Tiflin when the novel begins?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?

2. Where is the infected lump located on the pony?

3. What is a common breakfast in the Tiflin household?

4. What unique item is Gitano wearing when he first arrives at the Tiflin ranch?

5. Where did Carl get the pony from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What features of Gabilan is Jody most proud of?

2. After he is given the pony, when does Jody begin waking up in the morning?

3. What familiar story does Grandfather start to tell around the fire on his first night with the Tiflins?

4. What lie does Jody tell when Carl asks him where he's been, when he's really been talking with Gitano late at night?

5. How has Billy been able to gauge Jody's skill with horses?

6. After Jody initially peppers him with questions, what does Gitano finally say about the mountains?

7. What does Grandfather say about how dry it was in '87 and '61?

8. What kind of catalog gets Jody so excited when he finds it in his mailbox?

9. What signals to Jody that Billy Buck and Carl have something unusual planned on the day he is given his pony?

10. How does Grandfather respond to seeing Jody for the first time?

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