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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. During the ladies' choice dance on the Fourth of July, who does Jick's mother choose?
(a) Mac.
(b) Fritz.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Jick.
2. What is the real first name of Mac?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Earl.
(c) Varick.
(d) Alec.
3. During conversation on Thursday while Mac is away, how does Lisabeth describe Leona?
(a) Flighty.
(b) Jibberty.
(c) Flirty.
(d) Flibberty.
4. What is a jick?
(a) A device used for shearing sheep.
(b) A jack that shares the color of the jack of trumps in some card games.
(c) A horse-drawn wheel and axle, used for haying.
(d) A dance, popular in the 1920s.
5. During his third day of laboring on Mac's assignment, from whom does Jick hide?
(a) Alec.
(b) Leona.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Isodor.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did eighteen sheep in the care of Canada Dan die?
2. What is Mac's long-standing bet whenever he and his sons go fishing?
3. Who is Jick's best friend?
4. What offer does Mac make to Stanley, in Part 1, due to his injury?
5. In the evening after dinner with Pete, what does Jick read about in the local paper?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mac's square dance calling compare with that of Jerome, the main caller?
2. Briefly describe Jick's mishap with Bubbles, the pack horse, on the way to Andy Gustafson's camp.
3. How does the appearance of Velma affect Jick, when she arrives at the rodeo?
4. What are the two main causes of Dode's rodeo injuries?
5. After the rodeo, why is Jick unable to finish his conversation with Stanley?
6. Briefly describe Jick's first experience with drinking whiskey.
7. Why is Ray so adept at mimicking radio personalities, and who does he mimic?
8. What is the topic of Lisabeth's speech at the Fourth of July Picnic?
9. When Earl and Alec come to blows outside the square dancing venue, how does the fight end?
10. How, at the end of Part 2, does Jick sum up his Fourth of July experiences?
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