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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the rodeo, who wins the calf roping competition?
(a) Toussaint.
(b) Dode.
(c) Mac.
(d) Alec.

3. After the rodeo, where does Jick see Stanley?
(a) The Medicine Lodge Saloon.
(b) The Two Medicine Saloon.
(c) The Lunchery.
(d) Sedgwick House.

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

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

6. Who was Lisabeth's father?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Wendell.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Isaac.

7. After mulling over his mother's wagon trip for a day, Jick leads his mother into discussing what topic?
(a) Her courtship with Jick's father.
(b) Alec.
(c) A dispute between Pete and Mac.
(d) Montana history.

8. During the escalating fight after the dance, whose punch does Ray intercept?
(a) Mac's.
(b) Alec's.
(c) Arlee's.
(d) Jick's.

9. Who is the brother of Lisabeth?
(a) Alec.
(b) Dode.
(c) Pete.
(d) Mac.

10. When Pete visits while Mac is away, what is the main topic of conversation during dinner?
(a) Pete's dislike of Mac.
(b) The upcoming haying season.
(c) Forest fires.
(d) Alec's summer plans.

11. While waiting for the square dance, what criticism does Ray make of Jick?
(a) He says Jick thinks too much.
(b) He says Jick is lazy.
(c) He says Jick should have ridden in the rodeo.
(d) He says Jick should be a better friend.

12. Which horse at the rodeo is dangerously rambunctious in the chute?
(a) Coffee Nerves.
(b) Caffeine Jitters.
(c) Bubbles.
(d) Mouse.

13. What dance does the substitute caller choose?
(a) The Dude and Belle.
(b) The Two Medicine Two-Step.
(c) The Lord of the Dance.
(d) The Montana Four Square.

14. At the square dance, who does Jick ask to dance?
(a) Velma.
(b) Nola.
(c) His mother.
(d) Leona.

15. After the rodeo, while waiting for the square dance, how does Jick describe his summer?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Unsettled.
(c) Boring.
(d) Awesome.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the ladies' choice dance on the Fourth of July, who does Jick's mother choose?

2. What section of the National Forest is still scarred from a fire in 1910, as described in Part 1?

3. Why did eighteen sheep in the care of Canada Dan die?

4. During dinner at the McCaskill home early in Part 1, what is the subject of the family's argument?

5. Before the rodeo begins, what does Alec ask Jick to do?

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