The Power of the Dog Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Phil Burbank call Dr. Gordon's son Peter? (from Chapters 1-3)

A sissy.

A promising artist.

A coward.

A poor excuse for a cowboy.

2.

What does Rose find in Peter's room that disturbs her? (from Chapters 10-11)

Letters addressed to Peter's father whom Rose knows is dead.

Phil's banjo.

Vials of arsenic.

Dead, skinned gophers.

3.

What is Rose doing when George understands he is in love with her? (from Chapters 4-6)

Playing the organ in Beech's only church.

Weeding a garden--her hands are dark with soil and fertilizer.

Crying at her husband's grave.

Making biscuits in the inn's kitchen.

4.

What action does Phil object to the night George returns to the ranch with his new bride? (from Chapters 4-6)

Rose pours down the kitchen sink all of Phil's whiskey.

George moves the kitchen table at Rose's request without asking Phil first.

George and Rose lock their bedroom door.

Rose strums Phil's banjo.

5.

What best describes Rose's performance at the piano during the dinner? (from Chapters 7-9)

A fail--she struggles through one song and then claims she forgets the other one.

Amateurish until Phil appears at her side with his banjo and the two play together.

Rose kills both pieces, although she is quite drunk.

Rose surprises even George by nailing both pieces with a beautiful smile.

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