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

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

5. In what part of Montana did Lisabeth grow up?
(a) Noon Creek.
(b) Gros Ventre.
(c) English Creek.
(d) Missoula.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, who drags Jick down a hillside?

2. What is the real first name of Mac?

3. How does Good Help dress up for a square dance?

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

5. What is Velma's responsibility at the rodeo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement by Jick's brother, Alec, early in Part 1, shatters the McCaskill family?

2. Before the rodeo, why does Alec ask Jick to keep an eye on Leona?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. After the rodeo, when Jick says the summer has left him feeling unsettled, how does Ray respond?

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

10. Why is Flame Gulch the McCaskills' favorite spot in the Two Medicine National Forest?

(see the answer keys)

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