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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As described in Part 1, Alec is employed by whom?
(a) Wendell.
(b) Dode.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Mac.

2. What does Ray jokingly prescribe as a cure for Jick's faults?
(a) Grape soda.
(b) Vicks VapoRub.
(c) Oyster stew.
(d) Listening to the radio.

3. In Part 2, when does Alec arrive at the McCaskill house for a visit?
(a) Just after his father returns.
(b) On the final day before his father's return.
(c) During Pete's dinner visit.
(d) On the Fourth of July.

4. Which character often warns others to look to the future rather than to the past?
(a) Jick.
(b) Alec.
(c) Lisabeth.
(d) Mac.

5. During the escalating fight after the dance, whose punch does Ray intercept?
(a) Jick's.
(b) Alec's.
(c) Mac's.
(d) Arlee's.

6. What color is Alec's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

7. What is the prize for winning the calf roping competition at the rodeo?
(a) Thirty dollars and supper for two.
(b) A silver cup.
(c) A silk shirt.
(d) Twenty dollars and supper for four.

8. Early in "English Creek," what task do Jick and his father set out to do?
(a) Shear sheep.
(b) Bale hay.
(c) Count sheep.
(d) Chop wood.

9. Why does Alec visit his parents' house in Part 2?
(a) He wants his mother's advice about Leona.
(b) He wants to announce he is leaving Montana.
(c) He hopes for a dinner invitation.
(d) He needs a shirt for the upcoming rodeo.

10. During conversation on Thursday while Mac is away, how does Lisabeth describe Leona?
(a) Jibberty.
(b) Flibberty.
(c) Flighty.
(d) Flirty.

11. How is the landscape of the Two country often described?
(a) A paradise, twice as beautiful as it ought to be.
(b) A toupee of grass on a cranium of rock.
(c) Mountains squared off like a pair of dice.
(d) A pair of womanly mountains.

12. Before the rodeo, how does Leona address Jick?
(a) Alec.
(b) Little brother.
(c) By his real name, John Angus.
(d) Jick-Jack.

13. As the novel begins, who is expected to attend college in the fall?
(a) Alec.
(b) Leona.
(c) Ray.
(d) Jick.

14. Garland Hebner is better known by what name?
(a) Good Help.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Good Time.
(d) Slow Moving.

15. What question does Jick ask Stanley, after the rodeo?
(a) Why Stanley doesn't get along with Mac.
(b) Why Stanley quit his job as ranger in the Two Medicine Forest.
(c) Why Stanley rode in the rodeo.
(d) Why Stanley didn't ride in the rodeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jick compares his work at home, as assigned by Mac, to what historic event?

2. Why does Stanley hang behind Jick and disappear frequently, as the two ride to meet Canada Dan?

3. In the evening after dinner with Pete, what does Jick read about in the local paper?

4. Who is Jick's best friend?

5. As Mac prepares to leave for a week, what does he almost forget?

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