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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy eventually get the baby colt out?

2. Where does everyone sit after dinner when Grandfather is first visiting?

3. What does Carl tell Jody about his work with Nellie?

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

5. How does Carl react to finding Jody sneaking back into bed after checking on Nellie in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was it fair for Billy Buck to continue to encourage Jody about his pony's health, even as the pony continued to get sicker and sicker? Present three reasons why this was or was not appropriate for Billy Buck to do, making sure to use quotations from the text to support your position.

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

While _The Red Pony_ does not have many characters, the characters it does have are very complex and complicated. Choose one character and discuss 1) why you think this character is the *most* complicated character of the text and 2) what literary devices Steinbeck uses to convey this character's complicated nature to the reader.

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