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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 Phil feel when he imagines George caressing Rose?
(a) It annoys him.
(b) It excites him.
(c) It makes him cringe.
(d) It makes him uneasy.

2. What is Phil’s response when Rose calls him brother?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He is happy to have a sister.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He is not her brother.

3. Who helps to pay the Gordons’ bills?
(a) Rose’s parents.
(b) The few guests the Gordons have.
(c) Johnny’s medical business.
(d) Johnny’s parents.

4. 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 make new friends.
(b) To marry a wealthy Burbank.
(c) To see a glimpse into the life of a rancher.
(d) To hopefully buy land from the Burbank family.

5. How does Rose see that she is fortunate regarding the two men to which she has been married?
(a) They are both well-off.
(b) They are both talented.
(c) They are both kind men.
(d) They are both generous men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does George surprise Phil?

3. When guests arrive early and more than a little drunk to the Red Mill, how does George save the day?

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

5. Who are Johnny’s patients?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?

10. What bothers George about Phil?

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