John Steinbeck Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
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Where did Steinbeck go to college? Answer: Stanford, English major
What prize did Steinbeck win for The Grapes of Wrath? Answer: Pulitzer Prize
What are other titles of Steinbeck's novels? Answer: The Red Pony - 1933 Tortilla Flat, published in 1935 Of Mice and Men - 1937 The Grapes of Wrath – 1939 – Pulitzer Prize East of Eden – 1952 Winter of Our Discontent - 1961 Travels with Charley: In Search of America 1962
What prize did Steinbeck win for literature in 1962? Answer: Nobel Peace Prize
Where was John Steinbeck born? Answer: Salinas, California
Where does The Red Pony take place? Answer: Salinas, California
How does the pony respond to Jody when he reaches for it for the first time? Answer: It bites Jody
Where is the infected lump located on the pony? Answer: The jaw
By which holiday does Carl tell Jody he can ride his pony? Answer: Thanksgiving
What ominous sign does Jody see that lets him know his pony has died? Answer: Buzzards
What kind of animal does Jody kill for the first time when Chapter 2 opens? Answer: bird ?
How does Jody kill the animal that he kills for the first time when Chapter 2 opens? Answer: sling-shot
How long does Carl say Gitano can initially stay for? Answer: one night and one breakfast ?
What kind of information is Jody eager to get out of Gitano? Answer: What the mountains are like.
Who does Jess Taylor say he saw riding Easter? Answer: Gitano
What does Jody decide to name the new colt? Answer: We don’t know the book never says
What does Billy tell Jody to do after he is done helping with the birth? Answer: Hot water and a sponge
How does Billy eventually get the baby colt out? Answer: He cuts open Nellie
What does Billy end up doing to Nellie? Answer: Killing Her with a hammer
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Why does Grandfather hate the ocean? ? Answer: It stopped him from going father West.
Why does Grandfather accept Jody's offer for a drink when they are sitting on the porch discussing "westering“? Answer: Because he sees Jody’s face and he wants to be polite
Why is Mrs. Tiflin suspicious of Jody's request to get his Grandfather a drink? Answer: She thinks he secretly wants one for himself
When Jody finally brings Grandfather his drink, where does he sit? Answer: At his feet
Why does Carl lose his temper and make Grandfather leave? Answer: He doesn’t
Who is Easter? Answer: Carl’s first horse
How is Jody's character first described? Answer: obedient and shy
Who is Gitano? Answer: A paisanos that comes to the Tifilin ranch to spend the night
What is Billy Buck know for? Answer: His work with horses
What is Carl Tiflin’s demeanor? Answer:
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