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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Phil find the entertainment of the men who put explosive devices in the anuses of young magpies?
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Both funny and disturbing.
(c) Idiotic and childish.
(d) Hilarious and amusing.

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

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

4. As the men and cattle grow closer to the town of Beech, what does the narrator first describe about this town?
(a) The church steeple.
(b) The hustle and bustle of the townspeople.
(c) The children playing in the schoolyard.
(d) The stench of the Beech stockyard.

5. What is NOT mentioned regarding Phil’s ability to see, as described in Chapter IV?
(a) Fish hiding behind rocks.
(b) Footprints in the snow.
(c) Camouflaged animals.
(d) The hearts of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do both Phil and George attend college?

2. What attracts Johnny and Rose to Beech?

3. How does Peter feel at his new school and boarding house?

4. Unfortunately for the Gordons, when they take in a prostitute, what do the locals begin to call their hotel?

5. What do both of Phil’s parents wonder about him?

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