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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. 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."

2. Why did eighteen sheep in the care of Canada Dan die?
(a) They suffered from a flu-like illness.
(b) They ate death camas, which are poisonous flowers.
(c) They were attacked by wolves.
(d) They died of thirst.

3. What do most men notice about Velma's wardrobe when she arrives at the rodeo?
(a) Her golden hair.
(b) Her long, matronly dress.
(c) Her red lipstick.
(d) Her tight pants.

4. During dinner with Pete, while Mac is away, Lisabeth avoids discussing what subject?
(a) Forest fires.
(b) Alec.
(c) Mac.
(d) The upcoming haying season.

5. How are Jick and Alec related?
(a) Jick is Alec's father.
(b) Alec is Jick's older brother.
(c) Jick is Alec's older brother.
(d) Alec is Jick's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real first name of Mac?

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

3. What is the name of the horse Jick rides in Part 1?

4. Who is the caller at the square dance?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, where is Mac required to go?

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

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

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

5. Describe the condition of the Hebner place in 1939. Why is Jick's father depressed every time he sees it?

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

7. What is the topic of Lisabeth's speech at the Fourth of July Picnic?

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

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

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

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