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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is included in Peter’s scrapbook?
(a) His favorite animals.
(b) His dreams of affluence and comfort he has for his parents.
(c) Pictures of his family.
(d) Drawings and pictures of events that have taken place.

2. How does Phil feel when he imagines George caressing Rose?
(a) It annoys him.
(b) It makes him cringe.
(c) It excites him.
(d) It makes him uneasy.

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

4. Why does George matter-a-factly reprimand Phil at the end of Chapter III?
(a) He should not have concerned himself with the other guests at the Red Mill.
(b) He should have paid the bill as soon as the meal had ended.
(c) He should have not allowed the cowhands to return to the saloon.
(d) He should not have spoken the way he did about the boy, as it had made the woman cry.

5. What year does the important cattle drive at the beginning of the story take place?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean to Johnny to be kind?

2. What luxury does the Burbank cattle ranch have?

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

4. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?

5. What is wrong with the windmill mentioned at the beginning of Chapter II?

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