characters
settings
cause and affect
animals
misc.
100
Who was the little boy and main character of the story?
Jody Tiflin.
100
Where did the Tiflins and Billy Buck live?
On a ranch in California.
100
What did Jody do because of Gabilan's death?
He tortured Double Tree Mutt and killed a bird with a slingshot
100
What was the name of Jody's horse?
Gabilan
100
When did Jody think the colt was going to be born?
January.
200
What was Jody's Dad's first name?
Carl.
200
What was the city over the hills?
Salinas
200
What was Mrs.Tiflin's reaction to her husband's rude behavior towards grandfather?
She gave him a mean look down.
200
What does gabilan mean
hawk
200
How many pages are in the book? HINT: latin stem
100 pages.
300
How many main characters are in the first chapter?
4 humans and 1 animal.
300
What did Jody describe the big mountains as when it was dark out?
Terrible.
300
What happened when the colt was having trouble getting born?
Billy Buck killed Nellie and cut the colt out of her.
300
What was the name of the horse that was bred by Jess Taylor?
Nellie
300
What did Mrs.Tiflin use to wake Jody up?
She used a triangle.
400
What did Mrs. Tiflin's dad always talk about?
Mrs. Tiflin's dad always talked about Indians and crossing the planes.
400
Where was Gitano born and what did he live in?
Gitano was born by the Tiflin Ranch and lived in an adobe hut.
400
What happened when Jody attacked the vulture?
The vulture fought him back and then Jody killed the vulture?
400
How long had Carl Tiflin had Easter?
30 years
400
How much money did Jody pay Jess Taylor to breed Nellie?
5 dollars.
500
What is Billy Buck's Dad's nickname?
Mule-Tail Buck
500
What was the name of the big mountains?
The Gabilans
500
What happened when Billy Buck failed to cure Gabilan?
He got very upset and Jody didn't trust him as much
500
what was the name of Jody's dream colt
Black Demon
500
Where did Jody put the money he owed Jess Taylor?
Jody rolled the money into a newspaper and put it in his shirt pocket