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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through English Creek Part 1, Pages 36-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did eighteen sheep in the care of Canada Dan die?
(a) They ate death camas, which are poisonous flowers.
(b) They died of thirst.
(c) They suffered from a flu-like illness.
(d) They were attacked by wolves.

2. How did Stanley's pack horse injure him?
(a) The horse bit him in the hand.
(b) The horse bit him in the leg.
(c) The horse kicked him in the hand.
(d) The horse kicked him in the leg.

3. As "English Creek" begins, how old is the narrator?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

4. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?
(a) Jick.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Canada Dan.
(d) Alec.

5. After leaving Canada Dan, why does Stanley scold Jick when he starts to open the gate to a cabin?
(a) The owner of the cabin could have a weapon.
(b) It's dangerous to touch a wire fence during an electrical storm.
(c) The gate has a sign that states, "No Trespassing."
(d) The cabin would be dangerous shelter in a storm, due to its tin roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Jick and Alec related?

2. In the morning after spending his first night in a cabin with Stanley, Jick sets off for what destination?

3. What is the name of the horse Jick rides in Part 1?

4. During the second night Jick and Stanley stay at the abandoned cabin, what does Jick do for the first time?

5. Early in "English Creek," what task do Jick and his father set out to do?

(see the answer key)

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