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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Mac assign to Jick, for the time that he will be away?
(a) Shearing the sheep.
(b) Digging a new outhouse pit.
(c) Painting the shed.
(d) Taking care of his mother.

2. How are Marie and Toussaint related?
(a) Granddaughter and grandfather.
(b) Daughter and father.
(c) Sister and brother.
(d) Wife and husband.

3. What is Velma's responsibility at the rodeo?
(a) Timekeeping.
(b) Security.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Food and beverage.

4. As Mac prepares to leave for a week, what does he almost forget?
(a) His lunch.
(b) To kiss his wife goodbye.
(c) His hat.
(d) His diary.

5. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?
(a) Jick.
(b) Alec.
(c) Canada Dan.
(d) Stanley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jick describe the avalanche that suddenly fills the gulch, where the firefighters would have been if the original strategy had stayed in effect?

3. What is the prize for winning the calf roping competition at the rodeo?

4. Who is the fiddle player at the square dance?

5. Who was the ranger at Indian Head in 1919, when Phantom Woman burned?

(see the answer key)

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