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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 Jick's first meal after he leaves the scorched mountains?
2. Why is Jick sent into town during haying season, after a night of rain?
3. At the end of Part 3, who makes a grave announcement?
4. How does Jick describe the avalanche that suddenly fills the gulch, where the firefighters would have been if the original strategy had stayed in effect?
5. Who is the mower on Jick's hay crew?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the final moments of Mac's life.
2. How does Stanley convince Mac to give him a private audience, when Mac is trying to strategize with Paul and the fire foremen?
3. What is the first breakfast Stanley and Jick prepare for the firefighters?
4. What, as revealed in Part 4, becomes of Jick's brother, Alec?
5. Why is Jick fond of operating the scatter rake?
6. Shortly after the death of Mac, what big question does Lisabeth ask of Jick?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. What is the cause of the past rift between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?
10. What do Stanley and Jick notice about the grassy slope opposite to the fire, when they hike over?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The fishing exploits of the McCaskill males are mentioned frequently in the novel. Discuss the poignancy and symbolism of Mac's death, when he is found with nine fish on his stringer and one on his hook.
Essay Topic 2
Lisabeth is concerned, throughout most of the novel, that Jick is obsessed with the past and not open to the future and its possibilities. What is the basis for her concern? How has she changed in this regard, in her eighties, as revealed in Part 4? What interaction with Jick in Part 4 reveals the extent to which Lisabeth has changed?
Essay Topic 3
The Williamsons and the Double W Ranch are seen, throughout "English Creek," as symbolic of the evil of greed and excess wealth. Cite several examples in the novel when greed is illustrated by actions of the Williamsons. Consider also Lisabeth's speech at the Fourth of July Picnic.
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