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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rose feel about what took place when she attempted to confront Phil in Chapter XI?
(a) She is worried for her marriage.
(b) She feels trapped between her intentions and her inabilities.
(c) She is angry that Phil misunderstands her.
(d) She is happy the confrontation is over.

2. How many steers do the Burbank brothers drive into town in this first chapter of the book?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

3. How does Rose convince herself that she misunderstood Phil the night he and his team dined at the Red Mill?
(a) Phil must be very sarcastic, and Rose does not understand his humor.
(b) A grown man would not humiliate a boy.
(c) She was in the kitchen and must have misheard him.
(d) He must be be jealous of Peter.

4. How many calves does Phil brand in the spring?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 3,000.

5. How does Johnny feel about delivering his own son?
(a) Concerned.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Proud.
(d) Satisfied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a reason given for why Johnny drinks?

2. From what does Phil die?

3. What is one way that Rose and Peter do NOT defy house protocol at dinner time?

4. How does Peter feel about his mother’s conversations about the past?

5. While with the itinerate men, why does Phil begin braiding rawhide?

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