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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I - III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Phil sees the cowhands flirting with the women, what does he wish?
(a) He was more comfortable around women.
(b) They would leave the women alone.
(c) He could find a woman of his own.
(d) Whatever makes him different than them did not exist.

2. How does Chapter II begin?
(a) The narrator describes the winds that blow through the town of Beech.
(b) The narrator describes the wild west in which the story takes place.
(c) The narrator describes the Gordon family.
(d) The narrator describes Phil and his brother, George.

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

4. Of whom does Phil frequently tell tales?
(a) Wild Bill.
(b) Bronco Bill.
(c) Bronco Henry.
(d) Annie Oakley.

5. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?
(a) A week.
(b) A year.
(c) Five years.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Throughout the first section (Chapters i-III) of the book, how does George act when Phil tries to start a conversation with him?

3. Who are Johnny’s patients?

4. To what does the narrator compare the taunting of Peter by classmates?

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

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