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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rose admit to George about her feelings for him?
(a) She has loved him since the first time she saw him.
(b) She has never loved anyone and does not believe she ever will.
(c) She has quickly fallen head over heels for him.
(d) She is not sure if she could love another man, as she loved her husband.

2. Why is this cattle drive in the first chaper of the book important to Phil?
(a) It is his twenty-fifth cattle drive with his brother.
(b) It will be his last cattle drive.
(c) It is the coldest cattle drive on record.
(d) It will be the most cattle he has ever driven.

3. What is wrong with the windmill mentioned at the beginning of Chapter II?
(a) It is always spinning too fast and causes fear that it will fly off.
(b) It is facing the wrong way, so it can never catch the wind.
(c) It will not turn, therefore it does not serve any purpose.
(d) It long ago detached itself and serves no purpose but to squeak and annoy neighbors.

4. Throughout the first section (Chapters i-III) of the book, how does George act when Phil tries to start a conversation with him?
(a) Confused.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Angry.
(d) Distant.

5. How does Peter feel at his new school and boarding house?
(a) He is homesick.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is content.

Short Answer Questions

1. When George returns to the Red Mill a few weeks later, how is his behavior unlike others visitors?

2. Chapter V begins when George finds Rose crying. How does he respond?

3. As the men and cattle grow closer to the town of Beech, what does the narrator first describe about this town?

4. How is the Old Lady pleased by Rose?

5. Who are Johnny’s patients?

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