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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Jick fight in World War II?
(a) The Aleutians.
(b) In a submarine.
(c) Japan.
(d) France.

3. According to official instructions for feeding firefighters, how thick is Jick expected to slice meat?
(a) As thin as possible.
(b) Two slices to the inch.
(c) Four slices to the inch.
(d) Six slices to the inch.

4. When Mac was a teenager, what was his relationship with Stanley?
(a) Stanley was Mac's teacher.
(b) Stanley was a father figure.
(c) They were brothers by marriage.
(d) Stanley was the landlord for Mac's family.

5. Which member of the hay crew is injured, as a result of Good Help's incompetence?
(a) Jick.
(b) His son, Clayton.
(c) Pete.
(d) Wisdom.

6. Who is the mower on Jick's hay crew?
(a) Cyrus.
(b) Alec.
(c) Pete.
(d) Bud.

7. Who does Marcella marry, after her first marriage fails?
(a) Alec.
(b) Jick.
(c) Ray.
(d) A lawyer from Missoula.

8. What is a scatter rake?
(a) A metal device for removing weeds.
(b) A hand rake used to remove foreign plant matter from hay fields.
(c) A ten-foot axle with two iron wheels, edged with curved teeth.
(d) A wheelbarrow with a rake attached, for spreading seed.

9. When Jick visits Ray after leaving the forest fire site, what is Ray doing?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Talking with Marcella.
(c) Working at his father's store.
(d) Mowing his lawn.

10. Where does Jick seek shelter when an electrical storm blows up, on his way into town?
(a) An abandoned cabin.
(b) The Reese Ranch.
(c) The Double W Ranch.
(d) Under a large outcropping of rock.

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

12. When Mac leaves to fight the final English Creek fire, what does Lisabeth reveal to Jick about Leona?
(a) Leona has found another man.
(b) Leona is trying to decide whether to marry Alec or finish high school.
(c) Leona is ill.
(d) Leona has left Alec.

13. Which member of the hay crew does Good Help replace?
(a) His son, Clayton.
(b) Jick.
(c) Pete.
(d) Wisdom.

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

15. What is Wisdom's job on the hay crew?
(a) Running the scatter rake.
(b) Supervisor.
(c) Stackman.
(d) Stacker team driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after Mac joined the firefighters, what request does he send through his dispatcher?

2. What ultimately becomes of Ray, according to Jick, years later?

3. Between lunch and dinner during their first full day at the camp, what does Stanley invite Jick to do?

4. At the end of Part 3, who makes a grave announcement?

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

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