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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Jody when Chapter 2 concludes?
2. What ominous sign does Jody see that lets him know his pony has died?
3. How does Jody feel when Carl and Billy are taking him out to show him his pony for the first time?
4. How high is the corn when the novel first opens?
5. What color hair does Gitano have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Jody's mom told him about the mountains?
2. Why does Nellie break her rope when Jody is leading her to the neighbor's house?
3. What makes the mountains seem less threatening to Jody?
4. What does Jody realize that Carl is trying to do to Gitano through the way he is speaking with him?
5. What does Grandfather say about how dry it was in '87 and '61?
6. When Jody first spots Gitano coming down the road, where does he appear to be coming from?
7. While Jody's mother often finds his hands to be dirty, why doesn't she make him wash them?
8. What kind of weather are Jody and Billy discussing at the opening of Chapter 4?
9. What does Carl say to Gitano about what should happen to old things?
10. What kinds of animals does Jody put in his lunchbox on his way home from school in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the conclusion of the novel, making sure to discuss how Steinbeck concludes (or doesn't conclude) at least two themes of the novel and what he implies will happen to at least 2 characters in the future.
Essay Topic 2
The final scene in Chapter 3 (where Billy kills Nellie to save the colt) is one of the most important in the text. Discuss the reasons why Billy chooses the colt over Nellie and what this decision shows the reader about his own character as well as about his relationship with Jody.
Essay Topic 3
Perhaps because of the nature of a cattle ranch, blood makes multiple appearances in _The Red Pony_. Discuss the use of blood in the novel. Is it positive? Negative? What does it represent? Does its symbolism change? How can a reader make sense of blood when it makes an appearance in the text?
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