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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. How does George surprise Phil?
(a) He begs Phil to be kind to Rose.
(b) He tells Phil he is not welcome at the dinner with the Governor and his wife.
(c) He gets up the nerve to ask his brother to improve his appearance at the Governor’s dinner.
(d) He tells Phil that he should bring a date to the Governor's dinner.

2. What does George want to buy Rose?
(a) A new dress.
(b) The best piano.
(c) A flower arranging kit.
(d) A beautiful ring.

3. Chapter V begins when George finds Rose crying. How does he respond?
(a) He begins to cry as well.
(b) He pats her arm to offer some comfort.
(c) He coughs nervously and leaves her alone.
(d) He gives her a hug.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout the first section (Chapters i-III) of the book, how does George act when Phil tries to start a conversation with him?

2. What reason does Phil give when George is not asked to pledge a fraternity?

3. Why does Phil not like alcohol?

4. When George returns to the Red Mill a few weeks later, how is his behavior unlike others visitors?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say about Phil's eyes in Chapter IV?

3. What is significant about the cattle drive in the first section (Chapters I-III)?

4. How does the narrator describe the town of Beech in Chapter I?

5. How does George's behavior change when he begins courting Rose?

6. How do others feel about Phil's intelligence?

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

8. How does Peter feel about his new life in Herndon?

9. What does Rose like about George?

10. How does George act in a way that surprises Phil, at the end of Chapter VI?

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