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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the prize for winning the calf roping competition at the rodeo?
(a) Thirty dollars and supper for two.
(b) A silk shirt.
(c) A silver cup.
(d) Twenty dollars and supper for four.

2. At the Fourth of July Picnic, who helps Pete make ice cream?
(a) Toussaint.
(b) Jick.
(c) Marie.
(d) Lisabeth.

3. What firefighting strategy does Stanley offer to Mac, following his observations about the opposite slope?
(a) The fireline should be established in the valley.
(b) Using a fireline is the wrong strategy.
(c) The fireline should be moved to the top of the opposing slope.
(d) Two firelines should be established.

4. After a lightning storm on August 25, how many fires are burning in Mac's English Creek district?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. 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?
(a) A hoarde of demons.
(b) An exploding wave, a tide.
(c) An unspeakable horror.
(d) A glorious tragedy in slow motion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Pete, who is the only man who knows the mountains of the Two as well as Mac?

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

4. After the rodeo, while waiting for the square dance, how does Jick describe his summer?

5. What sort of dress does Leona wear to the square dance?

(see the answer key)

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