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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 the governor’s wife take advantage of Rose’s stage fright?
2. When George reflects back on a particular Christmas in which Phil was exceptionally obnoxious and unkind, what is the gift that Phil is making fun of?
3. How does Jennie, Edward's wife, feel about the stories he tells their son?
4. How does Chapter XI end?
5. How does the Governor’s wife feel about Rose and the Burbanks?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rose get herself into trouble with alcohol?
2. How does Rose feel about Phil's disappearance during the Governor's dinner?
3. Why does Rose help the Indians?
4. How does Edward Nappo break the reservation rules?
5. How do George's and Rose's opinions on inviting other guests to the Governor's dinner differ and why?
6. How does Phil react to Peter's arrival at the ranch?
7. How does Edward decide to venture off the reservation?
8. What does Peter discover on his explorations?
9. Why does Jennie, Edward’s wife, not think it wise to tell their son about the past?
10. For what is Rose recognized in high school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 government gate is a barrier that both Phil and Edward Nappo dislike. Why? Why might this gate be here? What might it represent in this story?
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