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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had the Old Lady and Old Gent moved to the hotel in Salt Lake City?
(a) They were tired of living with their grown sons.
(b) They wanted a larger social scene.
(c) They wanted to have less land to care for.
(d) Phil made it known their presence annoyed him.

2. What do both of Phil’s parents wonder about him?
(a) Why he is so angry all the time.
(b) How he ended up so intelligent.
(c) Where they went wrong.
(d) If there is something wrong with him.

3. What does Rose admit to George about her feelings for him?
(a) She has loved him since the first time she saw him.
(b) She has quickly fallen head over heels for him.
(c) She has never loved anyone and does not believe she ever will.
(d) She is not sure if she could love another man, as she loved her husband.

4. How does the Governor’s wife feel about Rose and the Burbanks?
(a) Happy for them.
(b) Worried.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Jealous.

5. What does it mean to Johnny to be kind?
(a) To never say an unkind word to or about anyone.
(b) To always turn the other cheek.
(c) To help others when they ask.
(d) To try to remove obstacles in the way of those who love or need you.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After the Burbank parties, how does everyone feel?

4. Rose is not the brightest in school, but where are her artistic skills recognized?

5. What year does the important cattle drive at the beginning of the story take place?

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