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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. When the novel opens, what are Carl and Billy going to do?
(a) Harvest the crops for the first time.
(b) Drive six old cows to the butcher.
(c) Go to New York City to see about another loan.
(d) Delivery the Christmas sermon.

2. How does Jody get to school?
(a) He takes the school bus.
(b) He walks.
(c) Carl drives him.
(d) Billy Buck usually lets him ride a horse.

3. What item does Gitano leave behind when he leaves the Tiflins?
(a) A sack of old coins.
(b) A gun.
(c) Nothing; he steals from them.
(d) A bag.

4. What item did Carl and Billy get to go with the pony?
(a) A saddle.
(b) A special rope.
(c) A new, small barn.
(d) Horseshoes.

5. What does Carl think Gitano has stolen from him?
(a) Money.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Old family heirlooms.
(d) Guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Carl get the pony from?

2. Who is Jess Taylor?

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

4. For whom does Billy Buck work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What responsibility did Grandfather have as a leader during the crossing of the plains?

2. Why does Carl ask Gitano if he has relatives anywhere nearby?

3. While Jody's mother often finds his hands to be dirty, why doesn't she make him wash them?

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

5. What does Grandfather wisely say about reacting to unkind words?

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

7. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?

8. Why doesn't Carl allow shooting near the house?

9. Why is Jody pleased to smell brandy on his father's breath when he and Billy Buck return from purchasing the pony?

10. Why doesn't Jody let his friends ride his new pony when he shows it to them for the first time?

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