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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 177-200.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Alec visit his parents' house in Part 2?
(a) He needs a shirt for the upcoming rodeo.
(b) He wants his mother's advice about Leona.
(c) He wants to announce he is leaving Montana.
(d) He hopes for a dinner invitation.

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

4. In the evening after dinner with Pete, what does Jick read about in the local paper?
(a) A story from 25 years before, about Jick's mother and her family taking a wagon trip.
(b) New strategies for fighting forest fires.
(c) Gossip about his mother and other local ladies.
(d) A chronicle of Stanley's past.

5. Which former English Creek resident is the main topic of the speech made by a McCaskill?
(a) Ben.
(b) Isaac.
(c) William.
(d) Wendell.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Fourth of July Picnic, which McCaskill makes a speech?

2. What is the real first name of Mac?

3. How does Mac describe the fact that Jick is starting to grow up?

4. At the Fourth of July Picnic, who helps Pete make ice cream?

5. When Pete visits while Mac is away, what is the main topic of conversation during dinner?

(see the answer key)

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