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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. What is Jick's favorite card game?

2. At Reese Ranch during haying season, what job is usually given to whichever Hebner boy happens to be twelve to fourteen years old?

3. What is Perry's winter job?

4. Who had reported that the local ranger had been drinking when Phantom Woman burned?

5. Which member of the hay crew does Good Help replace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jick describe the avalanche of fire that fills the gulch, and why is the event significant?

2. At the end of Part 3, what ominous announcement is made, and by whom?

3. What was the early relationship between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?

4. When Jick sees Alec at the Double W Ranch, what are Alec's professional and personal circumstances?

5. How do the six fires, ignited during a storm on August 25, 1939, progress?

6. At the beginning of fire season in 1939, how does the Forest Service plan to cut costs?

7. Why does Stanley suggest to Mac that their fireline should be moved to the top of the opposing slope, rather than the bottom of the slope that is currently on fire?

8. Briefly describe Pete's strategy in getting rid of the incompetent Good Help without firing him.

9. Why is Cyrus better known by the nickname, "Wisdom?"

10. Why is Jick fond of operating the scatter rake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main theme of "English Creek?" Discuss the relevance of several plots and subplots to the main theme.

Essay Topic 2

Descriptions of a past way of life are interwoven in the novel, from counting sheep to haying, from canning to square dancing. Discuss how these descriptions add depth and authenticity to the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the similarities of and differences between Mac and Stanley, both rangers at some point in their lives, both more knowledgeable of the Two Medicine National Forest than anyone else, both intelligent men who care about the land, and yet so different in other ways.

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