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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part 2, when does Alec arrive at the McCaskill house for a visit?
2. What offer does Mac make to Stanley, in Part 1, due to his injury?
3. What is Mac's long-standing bet whenever he and his sons go fishing?
4. When Pete visits while Mac is away, what is the main topic of conversation during dinner?
5. In Part 1, who drags Jick down a hillside?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Jick finishes digging the new outhouse pit, why does Alec visit the McCaskill house?
2. Briefly describe the main character of "English Creek," as portrayed early in the novel.
3. Why are eighteen of the sheep in the care of Canada Dan dead, and what work is Jick required to do as a result?
4. 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?
5. What fate befell many of the ranch families who used to live along English Creek prior to the start of the novel?
6. Why does Ed say his main memory of fighting in France is shaving?
7. Before the rodeo, why does Alec ask Jick to keep an eye on Leona?
8. After the rodeo, when Jick says the summer has left him feeling unsettled, how does Ray respond?
9. After the rodeo, why is Jick unable to finish his conversation with Stanley?
10. After reading a story in the local paper, why is Jick so interested in the details of a wagon trip his mother took with her family twenty-five years prior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Flume Gorge, the McCaskill's favorite place in the Two Medicine National Forest. Why do they feel so strongly about that location? Why is it significant that, in the climax of the novel, the glorious Flume Gorge is on fire?
Essay Topic 2
How does Doig use nature, particularly detailed narratives about the beauty of the Two Medicine National Forest in Montana, as a major presence in the novel, almost to the point where nature could be considered a character?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss several examples in which Jick feels blindsided, especially by Mac, only to realize later the joy of completion and accepting responsibility. How do these experience help Jick in his journey toward manhood?
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