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At the age of six, Natale Ghent began her writing career with a series of stories about a family composed of circles. Her writing has become considerably more complex over the years.
2 Natale Ghent quizzes and 20 Natale Ghent trivia questions.
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  "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about one of the best horse books of all time.
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  "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2    
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This is part 2 of the "No Small Thing" quiz.
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Natale Ghent Trivia Questions
1. What does Queenie do when she is feeling bad?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: dances

She dances, as a way to escape from the world.

2. How old are the Eastwood kids, Nat, Cid and Queenie? (in that order)

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: 12-14-8

Although Cid is the oldest, it often seems like Nat is. He acts older and has more responsibility.

3. How do the kids ride Smokey?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: bareback, with Queenie's bridle

A few years ago, Queenie begged her mom for a horse bridle for her birthday, even though she didn't have a horse. She got one. Nat wonders how their mom was able to afford it.

4. At the beginning of the story, what do Nat and Cid find an ad for, in the paper?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: a free pony

It is for a free pony. Nat calls the number, after Cid begs him to, and Smokey, the pony, is available. Once Queenie gets home, the three of them walk several miles to get him.

5. What does another boarder at the stable insist the kids do to Smokey?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: get him gelded

He notices that Smokey is a stallion and that there are mares in this barn. He scares the kids into getting him gelded. It cost Nat around $100.

6. What happens when Queenie first rides Smokey?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: he throws her and she breaks her collar bone

She breaks her collar bone. She has to suffer like that until they get Smokey settled and get her home, so she can go to the hospital.

7. What does Cid really want to see at the fair?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: the cow with extra legs on his back

Nat thinks the extra legs are fake, but Cid doesn't believe it. He is only able to afford one ticket, so he buys her one. Afterwards, she still thinks they're real, although the cow never walked on them.

8. The kids board Smokey at a very poor stable, which they think is haunted. How much money is the boarding fee, per month?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: $10

It is not a good stable, but it is the cheapest one ever. It allows poor people to have horses.

9. What harness do the kids use for Smokey to pull the sled?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: one they made out of ropes

They make it out of ropes and a noseband. Nat steals it from another boarder, as revenge for making them get Smokey gelded.

10. What do they pay the boarding fee with?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: with Nat's paper route money

The girls never contribute to paying for Smokey's board. Nat has to pay for all of it because he has a paper route. Also, Cid does not have a job as a bag girl.

11. What do the kids bring the Christmas tree home on?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: a sled, pulled by Smokey

Their mom does not go with them to buy a tree and only gives them $5 to buy one with. The guy at the store feels sorry for them so he gives them a deal. Smokey pulls the tree home. When he gets to their house, their mom sees him for the first time.

12. When the kids come home, their mom is mad at them because it's so late. Who is she the most mad at?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: Nat

They are so late getting home that their mom files a report on them that gets announced on the radio. A women picks them up and drives them home. When Nat gets out of the car, she slaps him.

13. What does Nat get Cid for Christmas?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: a new glass animal

Earlier, he gets into a fight with her. For revenge, he hides her collection of glass animal, that their dad bought her, behind her dresser. When she can't find them, she kicks the dresser and they all break. Nat feels bad, so he gets her a new animal so she can start her collection over again.

14. Queenie tells their mom about Smokey and she says that they can't keep him. How does Nat get her to change her mind?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: he calls her a witch and runs away

He runs away and goes to the stables. Their mom sends Cid out to find him and tell him that they can keep Smokey. When they get home, he cries, hugs her and apologizes.

15. Queenie isn't allowed to go to the stables until her collar bone is better. How do Nat and Cid get there, when she is not with them?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: they ride their skateboards

When Queenie is with them, they walk, because she can't ride a skateboard. When she's not with them, they ride skateboards.

16. What horrible accident happens at the barn, when the kids aren't there?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: it catches on fire and is destroyed

Smokey is ok and they have him stay in the paddock until they find another place to keep him.

17. What do the kids feed Smokey?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: stolen hay

They steal hay from the hay loft to feed him. They also steal hay for a horse whose owner never feeds him.

18. The kids can no longer board at the stable and can't afford to board Smokey anywhere else. What are they told they have to do?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 2

Answer: sell Smokey

When some people come to look at Smokey, Nat rides him around for them. Then he jumps Smokey out of the paddock and rides away. Cid finds him and tells him that their mom said that they can keep Smokey. They just don't know how they will manage it.

19. What happened to their dad?

From Quiz "No Small Thing" by Natale Ghent-Part 1

Answer: he left them

They used to be rich and live in a big house. Then he left. Now they're poor.

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