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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. What is Mac's occupation, as the novel begins?
(a) Sheep rancher.
(b) Logger.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Forest ranger.

2. What is the real first name of Mac?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Alec.
(c) Varick.
(d) Earl.

3. Why does Stanley hang behind Jick and disappear frequently, as the two ride to meet Canada Dan?
(a) He is tending his injury.
(b) He has trouble controlling his horse.
(c) He is taking swigs of whiskey.
(d) His saddle is broken.

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

5. During the second night Jick and Stanley stay at the abandoned cabin, what does Jick do for the first time?
(a) Fire a gun.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Sleepwalk.
(d) Drink whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?

2. The day after the argument at the McCaskill dinner table, Mac sends Jick to check on whose ranch?

3. What is the name of Stanley's pack horse?

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

5. Who is Pat Hoy?

(see the answer key)

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