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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stanley suggest Jick could measure an inch?
(a) The length of a fish hook.
(b) The width of his belt.
(c) The width of a bridle.
(d) The width of his thumb.

2. Because the crop looks so favorable in the summer of 1939, how does the "Gleaner" describe the local ranchers?
(a) They are giddy like a bride on her wedding day.
(b) They are happy like a farmer at haying season.
(c) They are grinning like a Christian holding four aces.
(d) They are chomping at the bit like a racehorse.

3. Who is injured during the rodeo?
(a) Toussaint.
(b) Dode.
(c) Mac.
(d) Alec.

4. Who was the ranger at Indian Head in 1919, when Phantom Woman burned?
(a) Mac.
(b) Pete.
(c) Good Help.
(d) Stanley.

5. At the beginning of Part 2, where is Mac required to go?
(a) Missoula, for a course on fire danger.
(b) Butte, for a course on deforestation.
(c) Missoula, to meet his brother.
(d) Butte, to renew his ranger certification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Stanley offer to fill in the firefighting effort?

2. At Flume Gulch, when Jick catches Stanley drinking from a whiskey bottle, what does Jick learn?

3. What is the name of the town nearest to the McCaskill's home?

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

5. What is the occupation of Max Vennaman?

(see the answer key)

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