2. 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.

3. At Flume Gulch, when Jick catches Stanley drinking from a whiskey bottle, what does Jick learn?
(a) The bottle is filled with sugar water.
(b) The bottle is filled with water, only lightly laced with whiskey.
(c) The bottle is empty.
(d) The bottle is filled with white soda.

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

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

6. How does Mac sardonically describe the new firefighting strategy to Wisdom?
(a) Firefighting by the numbers.
(b) Firefighting by mail order.
(c) Firefighting by braille.
(d) Fighting fire with fire.

7. According to Pete, who is the only man who knows the mountains of the Two as well as Mac?
(a) Alec.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Jick.
(d) Pete.

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

9. When Jick sees Leona years later, why does she say that time has cut her value?
(a) Her hair has changed from gold to silver.
(b) She has never married.
(c) She no longer has her girlish figure.
(d) Her family has lost their fortune.

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

11. At the end of Part 3, what grave announcement is made?
(a) Alec is missing.
(b) Another forest fire is burning in the Two.
(c) A loved one has passed away.
(d) Another war has begun in Europe.

12. Who was Wisdom with, before being brought to the Reese Ranch for the 1939 haying season?
(a) Bouncing Betty.
(b) Happy Helen.
(c) Fancy Nancy.
(d) Giggling Gertie.

13. While waiting for school to start, what project does Jick undertake?
(a) Wallpapering his porch bedroom.
(b) Learning how to rope.
(c) Canning with his mother.
(d) Learning how to tan hide.

14. When Mac and Jick leave the scorched mountains, where do they stop to eat?
(a) The Medicine Lodge Saloon.
(b) The Double W Ranch.
(c) Sedgwick House.
(d) The Lunchery.

15. How does the McCaskill family learn about Pearl Harbor?
(a) A phone call from headquarters.
(b) On the radio.
(c) Conversation with Stanley.
(d) An article in the Gleaner.