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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 201-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Mac assign to Jick, for the time that he will be away?
(a) Painting the shed.
(b) Shearing the sheep.
(c) Digging a new outhouse pit.
(d) Taking care of his mother.

2. How does Mac describe the fact that Jick is starting to grow up?
(a) "You're dry behind the ears."
(b) "You didn't just fall off the turnip truck."
(c) "Your legs are long enough that they reach the ground."
(d) "You're tall enough to need a bigger horse."

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

4. What does Ray jokingly prescribe as a cure for Jick's faults?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Oyster stew.
(c) Grape soda.
(d) Vicks VapoRub.

5. During his third day of laboring on Mac's assignment, from whom does Jick hide?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Alec.
(c) Leona.
(d) Isodor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Alec's hair?

2. After the square dance, who gets into a fist fight?

3. During conversation on Thursday while Mac is away, how does Lisabeth describe Leona?

4. At the end of Part 2, how does Jick describe his Fourth of July?

5. In Part 2, when does Alec arrive at the McCaskill house for a visit?

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