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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jick visits Alec's bunkhouse, how does Jick determine which bunk is his brother's?
(a) A picture of Leona.
(b) A picture of the McCaskill family.
(c) The perfectly made bed.
(d) The unmade bed.

2. What is Jick's final news of Alec?
(a) He was living in China.
(b) His plane crashed in the mountains near Germany.
(c) He was killed in a desert in Tunisia.
(d) He was lost at sea.

3. What is Wisdom's real name?
(a) Dominic.
(b) Cyrus.
(c) Walter.
(d) Stanley.

4. After leaving Alec and the ranch, Jick shares what thought with Ray?
(a) He doesn't think Alec and Leona will get married.
(b) He thinks Alec might be ill.
(c) He has a crush on Leona.
(d) He thinks Alec should leave town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had reported that the local ranger had been drinking when Phantom Woman burned?

2. At the end of Part 3, what grave announcement is made?

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

4. What firefighting strategy does Stanley offer to Mac, following his observations about the opposite slope?

5. After a lightning storm on August 25, how many fires are burning in Mac's English Creek district?

Short Essay Questions

1. Shortly after the death of Mac, what big question does Lisabeth ask of Jick?

2. When Jick sees Alec at the Double W Ranch, what are Alec's professional and personal circumstances?

3. What is the cause of the past rift between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?

4. When Jick and Lisabeth eat dinner alone, while Mac fights the forest fire, what news does Lisabeth share about Leona?

5. While Jick helps Pete with his machine repairs at the beginning of Part 3, how does Pete respond when Jick asks him about Stanley?

6. At the end of Part 3, what ominous announcement is made, and by whom?

7. Why is Cyrus better known by the nickname, "Wisdom?"

8. Describe the final moments of Mac's life.

9. Who are the members of Pete's hay crew at the beginning of the 1939 season, and what are their assigned duties?

10. Why does Stanley suggest to Mac that their fireline should be moved to the top of the opposing slope, rather than the bottom of the slope that is currently on fire?

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