The Red Pony - Interactive Quiz Questions
"The Gift"
1) In the beginning of "The Gift," Jody is awakened in the morning by:
A. Doubletree Mutt
B. Billy Buck
C. A triangle
D. Carl Tiflin
*Correct answer is C
2) In "The Gift," Carl and Billy Buck are meeting some men to sell cattle:
A. In Monterey
B. In the Gabilan Mountains
C. At the ranch
D. In Salinas
*Correct answer is D
3) Billy Buck is considered an expert with:
A. Horses
B. Branding
C. Slaughtering pigs
D. Breeding dogs
*Correct answer is A
4) Carl Tiflin is most often described as:
A. Handsome
B. Cruel
C. Stern
D. Jovial
*Correct answer is C
5) Gabilan dies from:
A. Pneumonia
B. Rabies
C. Starvation
D. The Strangles
*Correct answer is D
"The Great Mountains"
1) Jody inquires about the mysterious mountains to the:
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
*Correct answer is D
2) Gitano comes back to the Tiflin ranch to:
A. Work
B. Die
C. Buy some cattle
D. Ride horses
*Correct answer is B
3) Carl Tiflin thinks old people are:
A. Useless and should be put out to pasture
B. To be respected
C. Wise
D. Great story tellers
*Correct answer is A
4) Jody spots Gitano in possession of:
A. A lot of money
B. Old Easter
C. A revolver
D. A Rapier
*Correct answer is D
5) Gitano rides off into the mountains:
A. On a donkey
B. In the Tiflin's old Ford
C. On Sundog
D. On Old Easter
*Correct answer is D
"The Promise"
1) What does Ruth Tiflin find in Jody's lunch pale?
A. A collection of bugs and reptiles
B. An uneaten lunch
C. A bad report from his teacher
D. Stolen money
*Correct answer is A
2) What will it cost Jody for his new horse?
A. Ten dollars and some light chores
B. Five dollars and taking care of Nellie
C. A summers worth of chores with no complaints
D. Two dollars and fifty cents
*Correct answer is C
3) What is the name of Jody's dream stallion?
A. Pepper
B. Gabilan
C. Sundog
D. Demon
*Correct answer is D
4) Jody feels unlucky after thinking about Nellie and his colt:
A. At the brushline
B. Under the black cypress tree
C. In the bunk house
D. While looking at the Great Mountains
*Correct answer is B
5) What does Billy Buck have to do to fulfill his promise to Jody?
A. Buy Jody another pony
B. Sell his own horse
C. Build a new corral
D. Kill Nellie in order to deliver her colt
*Correct answer is D
"The Leader of the People"
1) Whose father is Grandfather?
A. Billy Buck's
B. Carls
C. Jody's
D. Ruth's
*Correct answer is D
2.) What does Jody ask Grandfather to help him hunt?
A. Mice
B. Deer
C. Bear
D. Bison
*Correct answer is A
3) Carl Tiflin embarrasses himself by:
A. Falling off a horse
B. Being rude
C. Trying to apologize to Grandfather
D. Burning supper
*Correct answer is C
4) What does Grandfather say was most important about his leadership while crossing the plains?
A. The adventure
B. The gun battles
C. The Native Americans
D. It was a whole bunch of people made into one big crawling beast
*Correct answer is D
5) What does Jody offer to do for Grandfather to make him feel better?
A. Make him lemonade
B. Curry his horse
C. Apologize for his father
D. Have Billy slaughter a pig
*Correct answer is A
Setting | Character Summaries | Plot Synopsis | Critical Reception
Cultural References | Key Terms and Concepts | Major Themes