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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phil think when he learns that George has been talking to Mrs. Gordon?
(a) Life as he knew it might soon be over.
(b) He will lose his best friend.
(c) George is finally going to be happy.
(d) Life is going to get much more exciting.

2. How does Rose see that she is fortunate regarding the two men to which she has been married?
(a) They are both generous men.
(b) They are both kind men.
(c) They are both talented.
(d) They are both well-off.

3. How does Rose react when Peter asks her if she is happy?
(a) She says she is very happy.
(b) She begins to cry.
(c) She tells him about Phil.
(d) She talks around the question.

4. When Phil and George’s parents moved to Salt Lake City, what is Phil slightly concerned would not happen?
(a) George getting married.
(b) His parents would never come to visit.
(c) George taking over winding the clock.
(d) He and George would not be able to cover the mortgage of the ranch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both George and Rose know will greet them back home at the ranch?

2. When George returns to the Red Mill a few weeks later, how is his behavior unlike others visitors?

3. Why does George matter-a-factly reprimand Phil at the end of Chapter III?

4. Why does Phil wonder if George remembered the snow chains for his tires?

5. How does Rose respond when she learns she will be playing the piano for the governor and his wife?

(see the answer key)

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