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1) What was Patricia's special dream?
Becoming a ballerina.
Learning to play the cello.
Going to Paris, France.
Having a horse of her own.
2) Where were the stables located that Patricia's dad took her to?
In the nicest part of Lansing.
Right around the corner from her dad's house.
In Indiana.
The Dogpatch, the roughest part of town.
3) What was Mrs. Mack wearing when Patricia met her?
A long black evening gown.
Snakeskin boots.
Overalls and a sweatshirt.
High heeled shoes.
4) Why did Donnie call Patricia Hollywood?
Because she wore fancy riding clothes.
Because she bragged that she had been to Hollywood.
Because he thought she looked like a movie star.
They called each other Hollywood.
5) What was the name of the horse Patricia immediately fell in love with?
Nickel.
Salty.
Buster.
Penny.
6) What was the name of the first horse Patricia rode?
Penny.
Apache.
Buster.
Pal.
7) What happened when Patricia rode Pal out of the corral?
He started running really fast.
She rode him all the way to her dad's house.
He lurched sideways and she fell off.
Patricia never rode outside of the corral.
8) When Hap was in the Ringling Brothers circus, what was he?
A clown.
The ringmaster.
A lion tamer.
A trapeze artist.
9) What made Penny stop so suddenly when Patricia was riding her?
Another horse that crossed their path.
A stick that Penny stumbled on.
A car.
A leaf that blew across the road.
10) When Patricia saw Doc Beck's truck, what did she know?
That he had come to check-up on the horses.
That Mrs. Mack had left for the year.
That something was wrong with Penny.
That everything was okay with Penny.
11) What was wrong with Penny?
She was sick with pneumonia.
She wouldn't let Patricia ride her.
Nothing happened to Penny in the story.
She had a viral infection of some kind.
12) What was used to lift Penny to her feet?
A Springer sling.
Everyone pushed really hard to stand her.
Hap's circus riggin.
Rope and blankets.
13) The next morning, what did Doc Bec announce?
That Penny had pneumonia.
That Hap's circus riggin would not help.
That Patricia would have to ride the other horses.
That Penny was going to be just fine.
14) What happened to Hap finally?
He joined the circus again.
He went to live with Patricia and her dad.
He and Donnie opened a stable.
He took a new wife.
15) How many years did Penny live?
Around ten years.
Almost twenty-eight.
She lived to be one hundred years old.
Twenty.
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