2. What is Phil’s reaction when he sees that he has made Rose nervous and uncomfortable?
(a) He calms down.
(b) He feels bad.
(c) He frowns.
(d) He smiles.

3. What does George want to buy Rose?
(a) The best piano.
(b) A flower arranging kit.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A beautiful ring.

4. Why do sissies bother Phil?
(a) He fears them.
(b) He knows he is one.
(c) He does not understand why they cannot be normal.
(d) He worries they will turn everyone into sissies.

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

6. What is the nickname for the train on which the men plan to load the steers?
(a) The deliverer.
(b) The locomotive.
(c) The power.
(d) The smoke stack.

7. For what does Rose’s Red Mill become known?
(a) Fried chicken and piano-playing.
(b) Fine dishes and red wine.
(c) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(d) Singing and dancing.

8. Why does the Old Lady believe that she and the Old Gent should be present at George’s wedding?
(a) They want to be supportive.
(b) She wants to be there to give advice to both of them prior to the ceremony.
(c) She cannot wait to meet the bride-to-be.
(d) It might look funny if they are not there.

9. How does Rose respond when she learns she will be playing the piano for the governor and his wife?
(a) She secretly panics.
(b) She cannot believe her luck.
(c) She is a bit nervous.
(d) She is excited.

10. Of whom does Phil frequently tell tales?
(a) Annie Oakley.
(b) Wild Bill.
(c) Bronco Bill.
(d) Bronco Henry.

11. Why is this cattle drive in the first chaper of the book important to Phil?
(a) It will be the most cattle he has ever driven.
(b) It is his twenty-fifth cattle drive with his brother.
(c) It will be his last cattle drive.
(d) It is the coldest cattle drive on record.

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

13. 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.

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

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