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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George returns to the Red Mill a few weeks later, how is his behavior unlike others visitors?
(a) He calls ahead to announce his arrival.
(b) He calls her ma'am.
(c) He knocks on the door.
(d) He does not sign the guest book.

2. How do the townspeople of Beech react to the coming of the Burbank cattle drive?
(a) Excitedly and anxiously.
(b) They do not react at all.
(c) Annoyed and irritated.
(d) Angry and helpless.

3. How does Phil find the entertainment of the men who put explosive devices in the anuses of young magpies?
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Both funny and disturbing.
(c) Idiotic and childish.
(d) Hilarious and amusing.

4. What attracts Johnny and Rose to Beech?
(a) They really like the people they meet.
(b) They are under the belief the town will grow.
(c) They love the wild, open country.
(d) They find the quaint town very charming and cozy.

5. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?
(a) Rose is out of George's league, as she is both beautiful and talented.
(b) Where George got the guts to court Rose.
(c) Why George would choose Rose over the upper class women from out east.
(d) How George ever had to chance to speak to Rose in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the important cattle drive at the beginning of the story take place?

2. Once the Gordons purchase the old hotel in Beech, how is it now known?

3. Who are Johnny’s patients?

4. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?

5. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?

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