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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Good Help dress up for a square dance?
(a) Gray jeans.
(b) A solid-colored shirt rather than the usual plaid.
(c) A pin-stripe suit.
(d) Topping off his usual overalls with a flat cap.

2. What do Ray and Jick plan to eat during a break from square dancing?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Oyster stew.
(c) Trout.
(d) Ice cream.

3. Who is Jick's best friend?
(a) Pete.
(b) Ray.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Dode.

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

5. During the second night Jick and Stanley stay at the abandoned cabin, what does Jick do for the first time?
(a) Sleepwalk.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Drink whiskey.
(d) Fire a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the Fourth of July, where does the square dance take place?

2. What is the name of the town nearest to the McCaskill's home?

3. Garland Hebner is better known by what name?

4. During Alec's visit in Part 2, who does he warn Jick about being seen with?

5. As the novel begins, who is expected to attend college in the fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two special privileges does Jick's father grant him on the morning of the Fourth of July?

2. When Earl and Alec come to blows outside the square dancing venue, how does the fight end?

3. Briefly describe Jick's mishap with Bubbles, the pack horse, on the way to Andy Gustafson's camp.

4. Why does Ed say his main memory of fighting in France is shaving?

5. Describe the special skills of Isodor.

6. What foods do Jick and his family enjoy at the Fourth of July Picnic?

7. How, as Jick recollects, did he and Ray become friends?

8. During the Fourth of July Picnic, how does Toussaint make Jick uncomfortable?

9. What are the two main causes of Dode's rodeo injuries?

10. During the square dance after the rodeo, how does Jick imagine his parents?

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