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

2. What is wrong with the windmill mentioned at the beginning of Chapter II?
(a) It long ago detached itself and serves no purpose but to squeak and annoy neighbors.
(b) It will not turn, therefore it does not serve any purpose.
(c) It is always spinning too fast and causes fear that it will fly off.
(d) It is facing the wrong way, so it can never catch the wind.

3. To what does the narrator compare the taunting of Peter by classmates?
(a) The forceful removal of the Native Americans to the reservations.
(b) The pecking to death of chickens that are maimed or odd.
(c) The inspection of potential purchasers of slaves.
(d) Phil's behavior towards George.

4. What do both George and Rose know will greet them back home at the ranch?
(a) The squawking chickens and barking dogs.
(b) High winds and cattle.
(c) The barking ranch dogs and Phil’s sniffling and coughing.
(d) A warm fire and hot supper.

5. Why does Johnny’s advisor suggest he look for a small town in need of a doctor?
(a) There are too many students graduating from med school and not enough positions to fill.
(b) Johnny is considered a kind man but not much of a doctor.
(c) Johnny prefers general medicine, so a small town would be a perfect fit.
(d) Chicago has grown very dangerous as of late, so Johnny would be safer in a small town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rose convince herself that she misunderstood Phil the night he and his team dined at the Red Mill?

3. Why do sissies bother Phil?

4. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does George save Rose's day?

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

4. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?

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

6. How does Rose feel about how she is treated at the grocery store in Herndon after marrying George?

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

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

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

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

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