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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Johnny and Rose first meet?
(a) In a saloon in Beech.
(b) At a college in Chicago.
(c) A movie house in Chicago.
(d) A hospital in Chicago.

2. What is the relationship between Phil and George?
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are brothers, business partners, and friends.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are business partners.

3. How does Johnny die?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He drowns in the river.
(d) He is accidentally shot and killed.

4. What is the nickname for the train on which the men plan to load the steers?
(a) The power.
(b) The locomotive.
(c) The deliverer.
(d) The smoke stack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is this cattle drive in the first chaper of the book important to Phil?

2. How does Johnny feel about delivering his own son?

3. When Phil sees the cowhands flirting with the women, what does he wish?

4. Once the Gordons purchase the old hotel in Beech, how is it now known?

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

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