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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter excitedly eat with George, prior to the wedding?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Chili con carne.
(c) A burger and fries.
(d) Red beans and rice.

2. Unfortunately for the Gordons, when they take in a prostitute, what do the locals begin to call their hotel?
(a) The Hole.
(b) The Whorehouse Inn.
(c) The Brothel.
(d) The Den of Evil.

3. When Burbank family members used to bring friends from out east, what does Phil know is the purpose of these visits, especially the women?
(a) To see a glimpse into the life of a rancher.
(b) To make new friends.
(c) To marry a wealthy Burbank.
(d) To hopefully buy land from the Burbank family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phil think when he learns that George has been talking to Mrs. Gordon?

2. Why do sissies bother Phil?

3. What is a reason given for why Johnny drinks?

4. What is George's response to Phil in college when Phil tells him it was embarrassing meeting with the dean and having to explain why your brother is not doing well in school?

5. How does Johnny die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Phil dislike alcohol?

2. Why does Phil feel let down by their twenty-fifth cattle drive?

3. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?

4. What makes both George and Rose reluctant to come home to the ranch?

5. How is George kind to Rose in Chapters IV and V?

6. How are Phil and George different from those around them?

7. How might one describe the brothers, Phil and George?

8. To what does the narrator compare the cattle drive?

9. How does George save Rose's day?

10. How does Rose react when Peter asks if she is happy?

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