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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. During Alec's visit in Part 2, who does he warn Jick about being seen with?
(a) Alec.
(b) Pete.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Dode.

2. Through what are sheep herded for the purpose of counting?
(a) A counting vee.
(b) A sheep gate.
(c) A needle vee.
(d) The eye of a needle.

3. What is the name of the horse Jick rides in Part 1?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Bubbles.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pony.

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

5. In the morning after spending his first night in a cabin with Stanley, Jick sets off for what destination?
(a) The Double W.
(b) Andy's camp.
(c) Flume Gulch.
(d) Canada Dan's campsite.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an intoxicated Dode approaches Jick prior to the rodeo, what is Jick drinking?

2. What do Ray and Jick plan to eat during a break from square dancing?

3. In what part of Montana did Lisabeth grow up?

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

5. Who is Pat Hoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What philosophical advice does Lisabeth offer to Jick in Part 2, after he repeatedly questions her about events in the past?

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

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

4. What fate befell many of the ranch families who used to live along English Creek prior to the start of the novel?

5. How, at the end of Part 2, does Jick sum up his Fourth of July experiences?

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

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

8. Briefly describe the main character of "English Creek," as portrayed early in the novel.

9. When Jick rides alone to check on Walter Kyle's ranch early in Part 1, what thoughts does he have about women in general?

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

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