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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 did eighteen sheep in the care of Canada Dan die?
(a) They suffered from a flu-like illness.
(b) They ate death camas, which are poisonous flowers.
(c) They died of thirst.
(d) They were attacked by wolves.

2. After mulling over his mother's wagon trip for a day, Jick leads his mother into discussing what topic?
(a) Her courtship with Jick's father.
(b) Alec.
(c) Montana history.
(d) A dispute between Pete and Mac.

3. What is a jick?
(a) A jack that shares the color of the jack of trumps in some card games.
(b) A horse-drawn wheel and axle, used for haying.
(c) A dance, popular in the 1920s.
(d) A device used for shearing sheep.

4. What is Mac and Jick's favorite spot in the National Forest?
(a) Noon Creek.
(b) Gros Ventre.
(c) Flame Gulch.
(d) Phantom Woman Mountain.

5. During haying season, who employs Jick?
(a) Pete.
(b) Bud.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Mac.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the morning after spending his first night in a cabin with Stanley, Jick sets off for what destination?

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

3. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?

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

5. What is Wisdom's job on the hay crew?

(see the answer key)

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