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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Peter feel at his new school and boarding house?
(a) He is content.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is homesick.
(d) He is bored.

4. How does Phil feel when he learns that George has married Rose?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is not surprised.
(c) He is concerned.
(d) He is in shock.

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

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

7. What is Phil’s reaction when he sees that he has made Rose nervous and uncomfortable?
(a) He feels bad.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He frowns.
(d) He calms down.

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

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

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

11. Why does the Old Lady believe that she and the Old Gent should be present at George’s wedding?
(a) She wants to be there to give advice to both of them prior to the ceremony.
(b) It might look funny if they are not there.
(c) She cannot wait to meet the bride-to-be.
(d) They want to be supportive.

12. Of whom does Phil frequently tell tales?
(a) Bronco Henry.
(b) Bronco Bill.
(c) Annie Oakley.
(d) Wild Bill.

13. 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) Phil must be very sarcastic, and Rose does not understand his humor.
(c) She was in the kitchen and must have misheard him.
(d) A grown man would not humiliate a boy.

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

15. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?
(a) Rose is out of George's league, as she is both beautiful and talented.
(b) Why George would choose Rose over the upper class women from out east.
(c) Where George got the guts to court Rose.
(d) How George ever had to chance to speak to Rose in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does George want to buy Rose?

3. How old is Phil at the start of the book?

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

5. To what does the narrator compare the taunting of Peter by classmates?

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