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

2. What section of the National Forest is still scarred from a fire in 1910, as described in Part 1?
(a) Roman Reef.
(b) The North Fork.
(c) Phantom Woman Mountain.
(d) Flume Gorge.

3. After leaving Canada Dan, why does Stanley scold Jick when he starts to open the gate to a cabin?
(a) It's dangerous to touch a wire fence during an electrical storm.
(b) The cabin would be dangerous shelter in a storm, due to its tin roof.
(c) The owner of the cabin could have a weapon.
(d) The gate has a sign that states, "No Trespassing."

4. In the morning after spending his first night in a cabin with Stanley, Jick sets off for what destination?
(a) Andy's camp.
(b) The Double W.
(c) Flume Gulch.
(d) Canada Dan's campsite.

5. Who is Jick's best friend?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Pete.
(c) Ray.
(d) Dode.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Stanley's pack horse?

2. When the dance caller needs a break, who does he recruit as his replacement?

3. What is Ed's occupation?

4. During the escalating fight after the dance, whose punch does Ray intercept?

5. What is Mac's occupation, as the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, why is Jick so upset when his father accidentally calls him "Alec?"

2. After the rodeo, when Jick says the summer has left him feeling unsettled, how does Ray respond?

3. After the rodeo, why is Jick unable to finish his conversation with Stanley?

4. Why does Ed say his main memory of fighting in France is shaving?

5. When Pete joins Lisabeth and Jick for dinner in Part 2, how does Lisabeth respond to Pete's advice regarding Alec? What unusual writing technique does the author display in this response?

6. What announcement by Jick's brother, Alec, early in Part 1, shatters the McCaskill family?

7. What are the two main causes of Dode's rodeo injuries?

8. When Earl and Alec come to blows outside the square dancing venue, how does the fight end?

9. Describe the special skills of Isodor.

10. Briefly describe the main character of "English Creek," as portrayed early in the novel.

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