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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 is the Old Lady pleased by Rose?
(a) When Rose mentions George’s kindness.
(b) Rose sets a beautiful table.
(c) Rose gives her a gift.
(d) Rose is beautiful and sweet.

2. What does Rose admit to George about her feelings for him?
(a) She has never loved anyone and does not believe she ever will.
(b) She has quickly fallen head over heels for him.
(c) She has loved him since the first time she saw him.
(d) She is not sure if she could love another man, as she loved her husband.

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) Phil's behavior towards George.
(c) The pecking to death of chickens that are maimed or odd.
(d) The inspection of potential purchasers of slaves.

4. How does Phil feel when he learns that George has married Rose?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is concerned.
(c) He is in shock.
(d) He is not surprised.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?

2. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?

3. What does Peter excitedly eat with George, prior to the wedding?

4. What do both George and Rose know will greet them back home at the ranch?

5. How do the townspeople of Beech react to the coming of the Burbank cattle drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rose like about George?

3. What bothers George about Phil?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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