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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) A movie house in Chicago.
(b) A hospital in Chicago.
(c) In a saloon in Beech.
(d) At a college in Chicago.

2. Who helps to pay the Gordons’ bills?
(a) The few guests the Gordons have.
(b) Johnny’s medical business.
(c) Johnny’s parents.
(d) Rose’s parents.

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

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 not have spoken the way he did about the boy, as it had made the woman cry.
(c) He should have paid the bill as soon as the meal had ended.
(d) He should have not allowed the cowhands to return to the saloon.

5. Unfortunately for the Gordons, when they take in a prostitute, what do the locals begin to call their hotel?
(a) The Brothel.
(b) The Hole.
(c) The Den of Evil.
(d) The Whorehouse Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Johnny die?

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

3. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?

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

5. What is the relationship between Phil and George?

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