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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 pages 308-320.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the brother of Lisabeth?
(a) Dode.
(b) Pete.
(c) Alec.
(d) Mac.

3. While waiting for school to start, what project does Jick undertake?
(a) Learning how to tan hide.
(b) Wallpapering his porch bedroom.
(c) Canning with his mother.
(d) Learning how to rope.

4. How does the Forest Service plan to cut costs at the beginning of fire season n 1939?
(a) Not assign fire guards unless things begin to burn.
(b) Cancel scheduled seeding programs.
(c) Allow smaller fires to burn themselves out.
(d) Reduce the number of forest rangers.

5. Who was Lisabeth's father?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Wendell.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Ivan.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night of Jick's first day at camp, in how many places does Mack say the fire has jumped their fireline?

2. At the end of Part 2, how does Jick describe his Fourth of July?

3. According to Pete, who is the only man who knows the mountains of the Two as well as Mac?

4. The yell of "timber!" at a dance signals what?

5. During the ladies' choice dance on the Fourth of July, who does Jick's mother choose?

(see the answer key)

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