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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rose puts it, what is art if not what?
(a) The expression of one's imagination.
(b) An escape from real life.
(c) The creation of beauty.
(d) The arrangement of trivia.

2. Why does Rose want more guests besides the Governor and his wife at the party?
(a) She hopes to impress the neighbors.
(b) She wants to make friends.
(c) She enjoys large parties.
(d) She hopes to hide amid the crowd.

3. Chapter VII begins with Rose reminiscing on her childhood – her mother and father’s daily habits and Rose’s talents at what?
(a) Flower arranging.
(b) Piano playing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

4. Where does Peter like to stand to observe and listen?
(a) The roof.
(b) The front parlor.
(c) The dormer window.
(d) The back porch.

5. When George reflects back on a particular Christmas in which Phil was exceptionally obnoxious and unkind, what is the gift that Phil is making fun of?
(a) A pipe and tobacco.
(b) A new telphone.
(c) A rocking horse.
(d) A dressing gown and slippers their mother had given George.

6. What does Rose say the theologians say about those who have been married more than once?
(a) They will go to hell.
(b) Marriage does not exist in heaven.
(c) Love the one you are with.
(d) They should never forget the first spouse.

7. How does Phil feel when he sees that Peter has found his secret bathing spot?
(a) Worried and then annoyed.
(b) Elated and then concerned.
(c) Shock and then anger.
(d) Surprised and then excited.

8. How does the narrator describe the ranch house?
(a) A sprawling ranch.
(b) A medieval fortress.
(c) An English cottage.
(d) A bungalow gone wild.

9. How does Phil get back at George after George's comment about the Indians?
(a) He tells George he is worthless and dull and should not be allowed to make any decisions.
(b) He calls George a sissy.
(c) He tells George to look at himself and think hard about why Rose married him.
(d) He laughs hysterically at George.

10. What barrier stops Edward and his son on their journey?
(a) Sudden illness.
(b) The government gate.
(c) A bear.
(d) A flooded ravine.

11. Why does Rose create a work of art out of weeds and other odd plants?
(a) She wants to impress George and Phil.
(b) She cannot find any flowers to arrange.
(c) She is trying to find a bit of herself again.
(d) She is bored.

12. How far away are Edward and his son from the reservation?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

13. What does George say to Phil regarding the Indians on their property?
(a) He should shoo them away from the ranch.
(b) He should give them a chance.
(c) He should ignore them.
(d) He should consider their feelings.

14. What does Rose admit about her piano playing to the Governor and his wife?
(a) She has been practicing a great deal without much success.
(b) Her playing is rusty since her days playing in the pit at the moving picture house.
(c) She does not know any sophisticated tunes.
(d) She is happy to be playing for an audience again.

15. Why does elder Mrs. Burbank stop giving handouts to the Indians?
(a) She runs out of supplies.
(b) There are too many who come begging for supplies.
(c) She is told by the authorities to stop.
(d) She grows bored with this charitable giving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Governor’s wife feel about Rose and the Burbanks?

2. How does Jennie, Edward's wife, feel about the stories he tells their son?

3. What is Phil's response when Rose asks him why he dislikes her so?

4. How does Phil feel when he leaves his secret bathing spot?

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

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