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Quiz about Hoofbeats Katie and the Mustang Book 1

Hoofbeats: Katie and the Mustang- Book 1 Quiz

This book follows Katie Rose on the first part of her journey to Oregon from Iowa by wagon train in 1847. This is a wonderful book written by Kathleen Duey. I hope you enjoy my quiz! ~Kay-Dee

A multiple-choice quiz by Kay-Dee. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kay-Dee

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,674

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
148

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Why was Katie staying with Mr. and Mrs. Stevens? Hint

They were her grandparents.

They were her parents.

A fever had killed her father, mother, and sister.

She worked for them every summer.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is Hiram Weiss? Hint

Katie's uncle

The Stevens' farmhand

Katie's brother

The Rose's farmhand

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the cow that Katie milks? Hint

Betsy

Lucy

Ruth

Samantha

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of a horse did Mr. Stevens buy? Hint

A Quarter Horse

An Arabian

A Mustang

An Appaloosa

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does the Mustang call the humans? Hint

People

Friends

Human-beings

Two-leggeds

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Mr. Stevens' first name?

Answer: (6 letters---- Begins with "R")

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who begins to gentle the Mustang? Hint

Mrs. McCarty

Hiram

Katie

Mr. Stevens

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Question 8 of 10

8. Does Mr. Stevens sell the farm?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who does the Mustang almost hurt? Hint

Mrs. Stevens

Mary McCarty

Katie Rose

Ruth McCarty

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who does Katie run away with? Hint

Mary McCarty

Mr. Stevens

Hiram Weiss

Ruth McCarty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why was Katie staying with Mr. and Mrs. Stevens?

Answer: A fever had killed her father, mother, and sister.

Katie was six years old when her parents and sister died. The other families nearby could not take her in because they could barely feed their own children, but the Stevens' had no children of their own.

2. Who is Hiram Weiss?

Answer: The Stevens' farmhand

Hiram was a great farmer, but he didn't have his own farm. He was from New York City.

3. What is the name of the cow that Katie milks?

Answer: Betsy

Katie is made to milk Betsy, but that is one of the chores that she doesn't mind very much.

4. What kind of a horse did Mr. Stevens buy?

Answer: A Mustang

The Mustang seems tame when he is bought because the horse trader fed him a plant to make him ill and to weak to fight.

5. What does the Mustang call the humans?

Answer: Two-leggeds

The Mustang is mad at the "two-leggeds" at first, but he later learns to like Katie, whom he calls the "little one."

6. What is Mr. Stevens' first name?

Answer: Robert

Mrs. Stevens rarely refers to her husband as anything but "Mr. Stevens."

7. Who begins to gentle the Mustang?

Answer: Katie

Mr. Stevens is only unkind to the Mustang. Mrs. McCarty has nothing to do with his training. Hiram is kind to him, but he isn't around the Mustang enough for the horse to trust him. Katie spends time with the Mustang and finally gains his trust and respect.

8. Does Mr. Stevens sell the farm?

Answer: Yes

The McCartys buy the farm from the Stevens'.

9. Who does the Mustang almost hurt?

Answer: Ruth McCarty

Ruth doesn't realize that the Mustang isn't tame, so she tries to pet him and frightens him.

10. Who does Katie run away with?

Answer: Hiram Weiss

Katie overhears Mr. Stevens tell Hiram that they plan to shoot the Mustang and leave Katie in St. Louis in an orphanage before they go west. Hiram thinks it is wrong to lie to Katie, so when she goes to run away with the Mustang, Hiram convinces her to go west with him.

Thanks for taking my quiz! Please send me a note to tell me what you thought! ~Kay-Dee

Source: Author Kay-Dee

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