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

2. What question does Jick ask Stanley, after the rodeo?
(a) Why Stanley doesn't get along with Mac.
(b) Why Stanley rode in the rodeo.
(c) Why Stanley didn't ride in the rodeo.
(d) Why Stanley quit his job as ranger in the Two Medicine Forest.

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

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

5. Who is Pat Hoy?
(a) A forest ranger.
(b) Rider for Mac.
(c) Herder for Dode.
(d) Herder for Wendell.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Canada Dan, why does Stanley scold Jick when he starts to open the gate to a cabin?

2. What is the name of Stanley's pack horse?

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

4. During his third day of laboring on Mac's assignment, from whom does Jick hide?

5. During dinner with Pete, while Mac is away, Lisabeth avoids discussing what subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Pete joins Lisabeth and Jick for dinner in Part 2, how does Lisabeth respond to Pete's advice regarding Alec? What unusual writing technique does the author display in this response?

2. While Mac calls a square dance on the Fourth of July, who does Jick ask to dance and how does she respond?

3. As Jick finishes digging the new outhouse pit, why does Alec visit the McCaskill house?

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

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

6. How does Mac's square dance calling compare with that of Jerome, the main caller?

7. After the rodeo, why is Jick unable to finish his conversation with Stanley?

8. Early in Part 2, why does Jick feel hard used by Mac?

9. How does the appearance of Velma affect Jick, when she arrives at the rodeo?

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

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