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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 230-278.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Jick sent into town during haying season, after a night of rain?
(a) To find a replacement for Good Help.
(b) To have the scatter rake repaired.
(c) To fetch a batch of oyster stew for the hay crew.
(d) To seek medical attention.

3. Which member of the hay crew does Good Help replace?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) His son, Clayton.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jick.

4. Why had Ray been hesitant, years ago, the first time Jick asked him to go fishing?
(a) He didn't want to be alone with Jick.
(b) He didn't know how to fish.
(c) He thought it might be a veiled insult to his Catholicism.
(d) He can't swim.

5. The morning after counting sheep with Dode, what does Mac do to anger Jick?
(a) He burns their breakfast.
(b) He mistakenly called Jick "Alec."
(c) He mistakenly called Jick "Dode."
(d) He treats Jick like a child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mac's long-standing bet whenever he and his sons go fishing?

3. What family occupies the original McCaskill home in Montana, as the novel begins?

4. Early in "English Creek," what task do Jick and his father set out to do?

5. During haying season, who employs Jick?

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