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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 does the Old Lady believe that she and the Old Gent should be present at George’s wedding?
(a) They want to be supportive.
(b) She cannot wait to meet the bride-to-be.
(c) It might look funny if they are not there.
(d) She wants to be there to give advice to both of them prior to the ceremony.

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

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

4. How does George surprise Phil?
(a) He begs Phil to be kind to Rose.
(b) He tells Phil he is not welcome at the dinner with the Governor and his wife.
(c) He gets up the nerve to ask his brother to improve his appearance at the Governor’s dinner.
(d) He tells Phil that he should bring a date to the Governor's dinner.

5. What does Peter excitedly eat with George, prior to the wedding?
(a) Red beans and rice.
(b) Tacos.
(c) A burger and fries.
(d) Chili con carne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the important cattle drive at the beginning of the story take place?

2. What does it mean to Johnny to be kind?

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

4. Why is Herndon even busier than usual on the day George and Rose come to town?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What bothers George about Phil?

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

9. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?

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

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