Mystic Horse

How can the reader tell that the old woman and her grandson own very little? 

• They pick up scraps of food and discarded clothes.
• They live in a tipi made of animal hides.
• They are made fun of by the rest of the villagers.
• They live at the edge of the village.

After the Pawnee harvested their crops each year, they- 

• built new earth-lodge villages
• looked for herds of horses to tame
• traveled onto the plains to hunt buffalo
• gathered willow sticks to fight enemies

When the other people first see the horse, they-

• Try to steal it
• Ignore it
• Laugh at it
• Help care for it

Just after the boy finds the sickly horse, he- 

• Tells his grandmother they should take care of it
• Jumps on the horse's back to show the villagers
• Covers the horse's sores with mud
• Tries to trade the horse for the buffalo meat

The boy did not do what the mysterious horse told him to do.
What does mysterious mean? 

• Brown and black
• From another country
• Weak and sickly
• Hard to explain

The boy first learns that the horse is a special when it- 

• Speaks to him
• Is cured by lighning
• Rushes into battle
• Suddenly falls

He was terribly thin, with sores on his back.
What word is a homophone to Sores? 

• Wounds
• Scars
• Bandages
• Soars

Which words best describe the boy? 

• Cowardly and weak
• Quiet and determined
• Shy and lazy
• Jolly and friendly

Guarding the village was a big responsibility. 
Which word means about the same as responsibility? 

• Job
• Worry
• Prize
• Idea