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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Rose respond when she learns she will be playing the piano for the governor and his wife?
2. Who helps to pay the Gordons’ bills?
3. How does Phil feel when he learns that George has married Rose?
4. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?
5. How does Alma die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator say about Phil's eyes in Chapter IV?
2. How does George's behavior change when he begins courting Rose?
3. How does George act in a way that surprises Phil, at the end of Chapter VI?
4. How do others feel about Phil's intelligence?
5. What makes both George and Rose reluctant to come home to the ranch?
6. What is significant about the cattle drive in the first section (Chapters I-III)?
7. How might one describe the brothers, Phil and George?
8. How does Phil's behavior in college affect George?
9. How does Rose feel about how she is treated at the grocery store in Herndon after marrying George?
10. Why is Beech unable to grow and develop?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As the story progresses, much less time is spent on George. Why might the author have chosen to move him to the background? What might be George's thoughts and feelings regarding Rose's drinking, Phil's behavior, the relationship between Phil and Peter, and Phil's death? How does the information from the story support your response?
Essay Topic 2
From the very beginning of the story Phil notices a change in George. How does George change throughout the course of the story? What leads to these changes? How do these changes affect his relationship with his brother? Are these changes beneficial for George and/or others? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Rose begins to self-medicate with whiskey. How does this reflect her husband's behavior? What can be learned about Johnny through Rose's drinking? What, in general, is the attitude regarding alcohol in The Power of the Dog? What details in the story support this?
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