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

2. What section of the National Forest is still scarred from a fire in 1910, as described in Part 1?
(a) Roman Reef.
(b) Phantom Woman Mountain.
(c) The North Fork.
(d) Flume Gorge.

3. What is Mac's long-standing bet whenever he and his sons go fishing?
(a) The person who catches less than twelve fish owes the others a milkshake.
(b) The person who catches less than ten fish owes the others a milkshake.
(c) The person who catches less than twelve fish owes the others a grape soda.
(d) The person who catches less than ten fish owes the others a grape soda.

4. What is Alec's special talent?
(a) Working with numbers.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Shearing sheep.
(d) Singing.

5. What family occupies the original McCaskill home in Montana, as the novel begins?
(a) The Heaneys.
(b) The Withrows.
(c) The Reeses.
(d) The Hebners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the brother of Lisabeth?

3. What is the real first name of Mac?

4. Which character often warns others to look to the future rather than to the past?

5. As "English Creek" begins, how old is the narrator?

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