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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Rose’s Red Mill become known?
(a) Singing and dancing.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Fine dishes and red wine.
(d) Fried chicken and piano-playing.

2. Why is Herndon even busier than usual on the day George and Rose come to town?
(a) A new statue is being erected in the center of town.
(b) The governor is expected.
(c) A new moving picture is showing at the theatre.
(d) There is a huge sale in the department store.

3. Who is the one who does the castration of the calves?
(a) Peter.
(b) Johnny.
(c) George.
(d) Phil.

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

5. How does Rose convince herself that she misunderstood Phil the night he and his team dined at the Red Mill?
(a) He must be be jealous of Peter.
(b) She was in the kitchen and must have misheard him.
(c) Phil must be very sarcastic, and Rose does not understand his humor.
(d) A grown man would not humiliate a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?

2. When does George arrive home in the snow storm in Chapter IV?

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

4. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?

5. How does Phil get Rose’s goat, regarding playing the piano?

(see the answer key)

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