2. How do the townspeople of Beech react to the coming of the Burbank cattle drive?
(a) Annoyed and irritated.
(b) Excitedly and anxiously.
(c) They do not react at all.
(d) Angry and helpless.

3. In what state do both Phil and George attend college?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

4. How do both George and Rose change, regarding supper?
(a) They begin to arrive later than usual.
(b) They begin to ask for fancier meals.
(c) They sit on opposite ends of the table from one another.
(d) They both dress up for the meal.

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

6. How does Phil get Rose’s goat, regarding playing the piano?
(a) He tells her she is awful on the piano.
(b) He sits right next to the piano, when she plays.
(c) He laughs every time she plays a note.
(d) Whatever she plays on the piano, he plays his banjo - only better.

7. What is the relationship between Phil and George?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are business partners.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are brothers, business partners, and friends.

8. What luxury does the Burbank cattle ranch have?
(a) Several automobiles.
(b) Electric lights.
(c) An alarm system.
(d) Television.

9. 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.

10. How does Johnny die?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) He drowns in the river.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He is accidentally shot and killed.

11. Who are Johnny’s patients?
(a) The majority of the townspeople of Beech.
(b) Wealthy ranchers.
(c) The local poor.
(d) His family and close friends.

12. 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) There is a huge sale in the department store.
(d) A new moving picture is showing at the theatre.

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

14. What attracts Johnny and Rose to Beech?
(a) They love the wild, open country.
(b) They really like the people they meet.
(c) They find the quaint town very charming and cozy.
(d) They are under the belief the town will grow.

15. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?
(a) He wants his mother to be happy.
(b) He really likes George.
(c) She now has access to all he had ever wanted for her.
(d) He misses having a father figure in his life.