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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 ultimately becomes of Ray, according to Jick, years later?
2. What is Wisdom's real name?
3. The night of Jick's first day at camp, in how many places does Mack say the fire has jumped their fireline?
4. What is riding with hobbled stirrups?
5. When Mac and Jick leave the scorched mountains, where do they stop to eat?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How, during haying season, does Jick find himself at the Double W Ranch with Alec?
3. Briefly describe Pete's strategy in getting rid of the incompetent Good Help without firing him.
4. Describe the decorating project Jick undertakes, to keep himself occupied in the heat of August.
5. When Jick sees Alec at the Double W Ranch, what are Alec's professional and personal circumstances?
6. Describe the final moments of Mac's life.
7. What was the early relationship between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?
8. When Jick and Lisabeth eat dinner alone, while Mac fights the forest fire, what news does Lisabeth share about Leona?
9. How does Stanley convince Mac to give him a private audience, when Mac is trying to strategize with Paul and the fire foremen?
10. While Jick helps Pete with his machine repairs at the beginning of Part 3, how does Pete respond when Jick asks him about Stanley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the similarities of and differences between Mac and Stanley, both rangers at some point in their lives, both more knowledgeable of the Two Medicine National Forest than anyone else, both intelligent men who care about the land, and yet so different in other ways.
Essay Topic 2
How does Doig use foreshadowing and references to the past to forward his plots and reveal character traits? Consider at least three examples.
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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