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

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 a bit nervous.
(c) She secretly panics.
(d) She is excited.

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

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

5. How old is Phil at the start of the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Burbank family members used to bring friends from out east, what does Phil know is the purpose of these visits, especially the women?

3. When Phil sees the cowhands flirting with the women, what does he wish?

4. As the men and cattle grow closer to the town of Beech, what does the narrator first describe about this town?

5. Why does George matter-a-factly reprimand Phil at the end of Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is known about the Burbank ranch in the first section (Chapters I-III)?

2. How does Phil get Rose's goat regarding music?

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

4. How does George save Rose's day?

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

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

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

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

9. What bothers George about Phil?

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

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