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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Johnny and Rose first meet?
(a) A hospital in Chicago.
(b) A movie house in Chicago.
(c) In a saloon in Beech.
(d) At a college in Chicago.

2. What is NOT a reason why Phil cannot understand why men go to great lengths to get “a piece of tail”?
(a) A cheating wife.
(b) Children.
(c) Disease.
(d) Lost money.

3. How does Phil feel when he learns that George has married Rose?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is concerned.
(c) He is not surprised.
(d) He is in shock.

4. Why is Peter happy with his mother’s marriage?
(a) She now has access to all he had ever wanted for her.
(b) He really likes George.
(c) He wants his mother to be happy.
(d) He misses having a father figure in his life.

5. Why had the Old Lady and Old Gent moved to the hotel in Salt Lake City?
(a) They wanted a larger social scene.
(b) Phil made it known their presence annoyed him.
(c) They were tired of living with their grown sons.
(d) They wanted to have less land to care for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname for the train on which the men plan to load the steers?

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

3. How is Rose treated at the grocery store in Herndon after marrying George?

4. When Burbank family members used to bring friends from out east, what does Phil know is the purpose of these visits, especially the women?

5. How old is Phil at the start of the book?

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