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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the men and cattle grow closer to the town of Beech, what does the narrator first describe about this town?
(a) The children playing in the schoolyard.
(b) The hustle and bustle of the townspeople.
(c) The stench of the Beech stockyard.
(d) The church steeple.

2. Unfortunately for the Gordons, when they take in a prostitute, what do the locals begin to call their hotel?
(a) The Whorehouse Inn.
(b) The Hole.
(c) The Brothel.
(d) The Den of Evil.

3. What does the Governor’s wife wonder out loud to her husband?
(a) How long the new Mrs. Burbank will last.
(b) How beautiful the new Mrs. Burbank is.
(c) How well Mrs. Burbank played the piano.
(d) How disappointing the new Mrs. Burbank must be to her mother-in-law.

4. Why does Rose want more guests besides the Governor and his wife at the party?
(a) She hopes to hide amid the crowd.
(b) She enjoys large parties.
(c) She hopes to impress the neighbors.
(d) She wants to make friends.

5. What is included in Peter’s scrapbook?
(a) Drawings and pictures of events that have taken place.
(b) His dreams of affluence and comfort he has for his parents.
(c) Pictures of his family.
(d) His favorite animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one who does the castration of the calves?

2. When Burbank family members used to bring friends from out east, what does Phil know is the purpose of these visits, especially the women?

3. How does Rose convince herself that she misunderstood Phil the night he and his team dined at the Red Mill?

4. After the Burbank parties, how does everyone feel?

5. How does the Governor feel about the dinner with George and Rose?

(see the answer key)

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