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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Part 2, how does Jick describe his Fourth of July?
(a) The end of summer and youth.
(b) A set of hours worth the price of the rest of the life.
(c) A toupee of grass on a cranium of rock.
(d) An unsettled day.

2. What is Jick's first meal after he leaves the scorched mountains?
(a) Fried fish.
(b) A ham sandwich.
(c) Oyster stew.
(d) Fried chicken.

3. What do Stanley and Jick notice about the slope opposite the fire?
(a) It is rocky, lacking anything that might burn.
(b) It has already burned.
(c) It is very hot.
(d) It is too steep to climb.

4. How is the landscape of the Two country often described?
(a) Mountains squared off like a pair of dice.
(b) A paradise, twice as beautiful as it ought to be.
(c) A toupee of grass on a cranium of rock.
(d) A pair of womanly mountains.

5. Who is the announcer at the rodeo?
(a) Mac.
(b) Ed.
(c) Tollie.
(d) Wendell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an intoxicated Dode approaches Jick prior to the rodeo, what is Jick drinking?

2. Who was Leona's boyfriend, prior to Alec?

3. After returning home from the war, where does Jick briefly work as a ranger?

4. Who was Lisabeth's father?

5. When Pete visits while Mac is away, what is the main topic of conversation during dinner?

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