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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 Phil sees the cowhands flirting with the women, what does he wish?
(a) He was more comfortable around women.
(b) He could find a woman of his own.
(c) They would leave the women alone.
(d) Whatever makes him different than them did not exist.

2. When guests arrive early and more than a little drunk to the Red Mill, how does George save the day?
(a) He tells them to leave.
(b) He takes away their booze.
(c) He entertains them with jokes.
(d) He acts as their server.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Phil frequently tell tales?

2. Throughout the first section (Chapters i-III) of the book, how does George act when Phil tries to start a conversation with him?

3. Who is the one who does the castration of the calves?

4. For how long does Johnny go without drinking?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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