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

The Red Pony Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When will Jody be allowed to have cartridges for his gun?
(a) When he saves up enough money to buy some.
(b) When he is 14.
(c) When he is no longer grounded for failing his classes.
(d) When he is 12.

2. How do the cow-pumpkins look when the novel first opens?
(a) They are large and ready for harvesting.
(b) They are enormous and expected to win a prize at the state fair.
(c) They are green and small.
(d) They are still too small to see.

3. What makes Carl think that Easter is dead the morning Gitano leaves?
(a) Because he can smell death out in the horse stalls.
(b) Because he did not show up with the other horses.
(c) Because he found his body.
(d) Because he saw buzzards circling.

4. What would Carl like to do with Easter?
(a) Just let him relax and be.
(b) Work him until he dies.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Sell him.

5. For whom does Billy Buck work?
(a) The city.
(b) The Tiflin family.
(c) No one -- he is a wandering worker.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony?

2. Who is Jess Taylor?

3. How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time?

4. Who is Smasher?

5. How does Jody feel after Gitano leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What, according to Billy, makes him "half horse"?

3. What does Carl say to Gitano about what should happen to old things?

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

5. What has Billy told Carl about Jody's skill with horses?

6. What has Jody's mom told him about the mountains?

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

8. How does Mrs. Tiflin feel about Gitano staying at the ranch?

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

10. What does Carl mean when he calls Jody "Big-Britches"?

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