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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. Through what are sheep herded for the purpose of counting?
(a) The eye of a needle.
(b) A counting vee.
(c) A sheep gate.
(d) A needle vee.

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

3. During dinner at the McCaskill home early in Part 1, what is the subject of the family's argument?
(a) Alec plans to break his engagement.
(b) Alec plans to marry Leona rather than go to college.
(c) Jick wants to quit high school.
(d) Jick does not want to count sheep with his father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stanley's pack horse injure him?

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

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

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

5. What is the real first name of Mac?

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