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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. What attracts Johnny and Rose to Beech?
2. What confuses Phil regarding George and Rose?
3. Why does Johnny’s advisor suggest he look for a small town in need of a doctor?
4. What is the nickname for the train on which the men plan to load the steers?
5. What does Peter excitedly eat with George, prior to the wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. What bothers George about Phil?
2. How does George save Rose's day?
3. How does George act in a way that surprises Phil, at the end of Chapter VI?
4. How might one describe the brothers, Phil and George?
5. How does Rose feel about how she is treated at the grocery store in Herndon after marrying George?
6. What does the narrator say about Phil's eyes in Chapter IV?
7. Why does Phil dislike alcohol?
8. How does Rose react when Peter asks if she is happy?
9. How does Phil get Rose's goat regarding music?
10. What does Rose like about George?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter IV, the narrator describes the keen eyes of Phil. How does the narrator describe Phil's eyes? What can be learned about Phil from this? Do humans seems to fall into the same animal category, based on what is said by the narrator? Why or why not? What might this say about Phil's ability to understand people?
Essay Topic 2
Some disturbing facts about Peter start to surface particularly in the fourth section of The Power of the Dog. What does this foreshadow? What has led to Peter's character being developed in this way? How has the treatment of Peter by others influenced this behavior? What does this say about bullying and harassment and its impact on others?
Essay Topic 3
The setting of this story is a challenge in so many ways. How is the setting described? How does it affect those who live there? How does it also affect the relationships between the characters? In what ways does the author connect the personalities and relationships between the characters to the landscape around them?
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