View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages: 103-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the horse Jick rides in Part 1?
(a) Pony.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Bubbles.

2. What is a jick?
(a) A device used for shearing sheep.
(b) A horse-drawn wheel and axle, used for haying.
(c) A jack that shares the color of the jack of trumps in some card games.
(d) A dance, popular in the 1920s.

3. As "English Creek" begins, how old is the narrator?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

4. During his third day of laboring on Mac's assignment, from whom does Jick hide?
(a) Isodor.
(b) Leona.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Alec.

5. During dinner at the McCaskill home early in Part 1, what is the subject of the family's argument?
(a) Jick does not want to count sheep with his father.
(b) Alec plans to break his engagement.
(c) Jick wants to quit high school.
(d) Alec plans to marry Leona rather than go to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pete visits while Mac is away, what is the main topic of conversation during dinner?

2. Who is the brother of Lisabeth?

3. The day after the argument at the McCaskill dinner table, Mac sends Jick to check on whose ranch?

4. What offer does Mac make to Stanley, in Part 1, due to his injury?

5. After mulling over his mother's wagon trip for a day, Jick leads his mother into discussing what topic?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample