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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 suffered from a flu-like illness.
(b) They died of thirst.
(c) They were attacked by wolves.
(d) They ate death camas, which are poisonous flowers.

2. What color is Leona's hair?
(a) Mouse brown.
(b) Vivid red.
(c) Raven black.
(d) Golden blonde.

3. Garland Hebner is better known by what name?
(a) Good Time.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Good Help.
(d) Slow Moving.

4. What is a jick?
(a) A horse-drawn wheel and axle, used for haying.
(b) A device used for shearing sheep.
(c) A dance, popular in the 1920s.
(d) A jack that shares the color of the jack of trumps in some card games.

5. As the novel begins, who is expected to attend college in the fall?
(a) Ray.
(b) Leona.
(c) Jick.
(d) Alec.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After leaving Canada Dan, why does Stanley scold Jick when he starts to open the gate to a cabin?

3. In what part of Montana did Lisabeth grow up?

4. From what country did the McCaskill family emigrate in the 1880s?

5. What is Mac and Jick's favorite spot in the National Forest?

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