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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why had Ray been hesitant, years ago, the first time Jick asked him to go fishing?
(a) He didn't know how to fish.
(b) He didn't want to be alone with Jick.
(c) He can't swim.
(d) He thought it might be a veiled insult to his Catholicism.
2. Who is the caller at the square dance?
(a) Tollie.
(b) Nola.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Jerome.
3. Because the crop looks so favorable in the summer of 1939, how does the "Gleaner" describe the local ranchers?
(a) They are chomping at the bit like a racehorse.
(b) They are grinning like a Christian holding four aces.
(c) They are giddy like a bride on her wedding day.
(d) They are happy like a farmer at haying season.
4. What do most men notice about Velma's wardrobe when she arrives at the rodeo?
(a) Her golden hair.
(b) Her long, matronly dress.
(c) Her red lipstick.
(d) Her tight pants.
5. During dinner at the McCaskill home early in Part 1, what is the subject of the family's argument?
(a) Jick wants to quit high school.
(b) Jick does not want to count sheep with his father.
(c) Alec plans to break his engagement.
(d) Alec plans to marry Leona rather than go to college.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Good Help dress up for a square dance?
2. When Jick sees Leona years later, why does she say that time has cut her value?
3. While waiting for the square dance, what criticism does Ray make of Jick?
4. Who ultimately skins most of the dead sheep?
5. After a lightning storm on August 25, how many fires are burning in Mac's English Creek district?
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