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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do both George and Rose know will greet them back home at the ranch?
(a) A warm fire and hot supper.
(b) The squawking chickens and barking dogs.
(c) High winds and cattle.
(d) The barking ranch dogs and Phil’s sniffling and coughing.

2. How does Rose see that she is fortunate regarding the two men to which she has been married?
(a) They are both talented.
(b) They are both well-off.
(c) They are both kind men.
(d) They are both generous men.

3. Who is the one who does the castration of the calves?
(a) George.
(b) Phil.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Peter.

4. When does George arrive home in the snow storm in Chapter IV?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 2 a.m.

5. How does Johnny die?
(a) He drowns in the river.
(b) Liver failure.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He is accidentally shot and killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Phil not like alcohol?

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

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

4. What do both of Phil’s parents wonder about him?

5. How do both George and Rose change, regarding supper?

(see the answer key)

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