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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, pages 218-230.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Stanley hang behind Jick and disappear frequently, as the two ride to meet Canada Dan?
(a) He is tending his injury.
(b) His saddle is broken.
(c) He has trouble controlling his horse.
(d) He is taking swigs of whiskey.

2. Jick's parents allow him to ride which horse into town on the Fourth of July?
(a) Fury.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Bubbles.
(d) Pony.

3. Who is the caller at the square dance?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Tollie.
(d) Nola.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after counting sheep with Dode, what does Mac do to anger Jick?

2. Because the crop looks so favorable in the summer of 1939, how does the "Gleaner" describe the local ranchers?

3. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?

4. How does Good Help dress up for a square dance?

5. Before the rodeo begins, what does Alec ask Jick to do?

(see the answer key)

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