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

2. How does Rose respond when she learns she will be playing the piano for the governor and his wife?
(a) She cannot believe her luck.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is a bit nervous.
(d) She secretly panics.

3. Why is this cattle drive in the first chaper of the book important to Phil?
(a) It will be his last cattle drive.
(b) It is the coldest cattle drive on record.
(c) It will be the most cattle he has ever driven.
(d) It is his twenty-fifth cattle drive with his brother.

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

5. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?
(a) Five years.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?

2. What is wrong with the windmill mentioned at the beginning of Chapter II?

3. Who are Johnny’s patients?

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

5. How does Johnny feel about delivering his own son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are a couple things that may have turned Johnny to drink?

6. How does George save Rose's day?

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

8. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?

9. How does Phil's behavior in college affect George?

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

(see the answer keys)

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