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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. What is Perry's winter job?
2. Where does Jick seek shelter when an electrical storm blows up, on his way into town?
3. At the end of Part 3, what grave announcement is made?
4. During haying season, who employs Jick?
5. Who is the mower on Jick's hay crew?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Jick sees Alec at the Double W Ranch, what are Alec's professional and personal circumstances?
2. When Jick and Lisabeth eat dinner alone, while Mac fights the forest fire, what news does Lisabeth share about Leona?
3. In the final scene of "English Creek," when Jick tells Stanley he's sorry about the way things went after the Phantom Woman fire, how does Stanley respond?
4. Why is Cyrus better known by the nickname, "Wisdom?"
5. What, as revealed in Part 4, becomes of Jick's brother, Alec?
6. Why does Stanley suggest to Mac that their fireline should be moved to the top of the opposing slope, rather than the bottom of the slope that is currently on fire?
7. Who are the members of Pete's hay crew at the beginning of the 1939 season, and what are their assigned duties?
8. What is the first breakfast Stanley and Jick prepare for the firefighters?
9. What was the early relationship between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?
10. Describe the final moments of Mac's life.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the important role fire, along with the threat of fire, plays in the novel. How does fire drive characters apart? How does it unite them? How does the uncontrollable nature of fire, ultimately controlled by man with proper planning, support Doig's view of man's relationship with nature?
Essay Topic 2
Doig divides "English Creek" into four Parts, each introduced by a blurb from the "Gros Ventre Weekly Gleaner." What is the significance of the divisions in the narrative? What function does each Part serve? How do the newspaper blurbs relate to the Parts?
Essay Topic 3
Descriptions of a past way of life are interwoven in the novel, from counting sheep to haying, from canning to square dancing. Discuss how these descriptions add depth and authenticity to the novel.
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