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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fish had the deceased person caught, before he died?
(a) Seven.
(b) None.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

2. How does Paul show his trust in Mac and the new firefighting strategy?
(a) He offers to lie in his report.
(b) He offers to "forget" to report.
(c) He offers to delay reporting their status until the last moment in the morning.
(d) He offers to delay reporting their status until the last moment in the evening.

3. How does the Forest Service plan to cut costs at the beginning of fire season n 1939?
(a) Reduce the number of forest rangers.
(b) Cancel scheduled seeding programs.
(c) Not assign fire guards unless things begin to burn.
(d) Allow smaller fires to burn themselves out.

4. In August, after haying season, Jick's mother is busy with what?
(a) Spinning wool and weaving.
(b) Canning, pickling, and preserving food for the winter.
(c) Teaching school.
(d) Writing a chronicle of Gros Ventre history.

5. During Jick's first close-up view of the fire, how does he describe the orange flames?
(a) Ravenous tigers devouring the trees.
(b) A dancing tribe amid the trees.
(c) A vertical sunset.
(d) Orange soda pouring down the mountainside.

6. At Reese Ranch during haying season, what job is usually given to whichever Hebner boy happens to be twelve to fourteen years old?
(a) Stackman.
(b) Stacker team driver.
(c) Running the scatter rake.
(d) Lunch distribution.

7. On the morning when the new firefighting strategy is employed, by what time must Jick and Stanley evacuate?
(a) 10:00 in the morning.
(b) 1:00 in the afternoon.
(c) 7:00 in the evening.
(d) Noon.

8. What ultimately becomes of Ray, according to Jick, years later?
(a) He lives in China.
(b) He owns his father's lumber yard.
(c) He runs an insurance agency.
(d) He dies in a car crash.

9. Who takes over the Reese Ranch when Pete decides to sell?
(a) Jick.
(b) The Double W.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Ray.

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

11. What position does Jick take in the firefighting effort?
(a) Assistant to Mac.
(b) Assistant to Stanley.
(c) Fire lookout.
(d) Water carrier.

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

13. The night of Jick's first day at camp, in how many places does Mack say the fire has jumped their fireline?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. What is Jick's job on the hay crew?
(a) Running the scatter rake.
(b) Stacker team driver.
(c) Lunch distribution.
(d) Stackman.

15. What is Jick's favorite card game?
(a) Poker.
(b) Pitch.
(c) Gin Rummy.
(d) Crazy Eights.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jick sees Leona years later, why does she say that time has cut her value?

2. What is Alec's response, when Jick asks him to help their father fight the forest fire?

3. What injury is suffered by a firefighter during Jick's first full day at the site?

4. Where does Jick seek shelter when an electrical storm blows up, on his way into town?

5. Jick's hay crew spends their final days where?

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