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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. How does Jick describe his father, regarding his relationship with the world?
(a) Strained.
(b) Betwixt and between and beyond.
(c) Over and under and over.
(d) Between and between and between.

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

3. What is the name of Stanley's pack horse?
(a) Pony.
(b) Jick.
(c) Bubbles.
(d) Mouse.

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

5. 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 grape soda.
(b) The person who catches less than twelve fish owes the others a milkshake.
(c) The person who catches less than ten fish owes the others a grape soda.
(d) The person who catches less than ten fish owes the others a milkshake.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the novel begins, who is expected to attend college in the fall?

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

3. Why does Stanley hang behind Jick and disappear frequently, as the two ride to meet Canada Dan?

4. Through what are sheep herded for the purpose of counting?

5. What offer does Mac make to Stanley, in Part 1, due to his injury?

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