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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XII - XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rose realizes she is returning to old memories for what reason?
(a) She misses her parents.
(b) She misses the old days.
(c) She longs for Chicago.
(d) She has lost a bit of her identity.

2. How does Phil get Rose’s goat, regarding playing the piano?
(a) He laughs every time she plays a note.
(b) He tells her she is awful on the piano.
(c) He sits right next to the piano, when she plays.
(d) Whatever she plays on the piano, he plays his banjo - only better.

3. How does George know Phil has seen the Indians?
(a) He spies on Phil with his binoculars.
(b) He is nearby and sees all that takes place.
(c) He hears Phil holler.
(d) He hears Phil's horse's hooves.

4. How do both Rose and George know that Phil is returning home?
(a) They hear his laughter.
(b) They hear the slam shut.
(c) They hear the distance hoofbeats of his horse.
(d) They hear his cough and sniffling.

5. What does the ex-con carry with him?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) A knife.
(d) Shakespeare’s Sonnets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phil react when he sees the hides are missing?

2. What is NOT a reason why Phil cannot understand why men go to great lengths to get “a piece of tail”?

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

4. Of whom does Phil frequently tell tales?

5. How does Rose feel after she sells the hides?

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