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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. 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) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Why is Jick sent into town during haying season, after a night of rain?
(a) To have the scatter rake repaired.
(b) To fetch a batch of oyster stew for the hay crew.
(c) To seek medical attention.
(d) To find a replacement for Good Help.

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

4. Before Jick leaves Alec and the ranch, what secret does Alec ask him to keep?
(a) Alec and Leona are eloping.
(b) Alec is a scatter raker, not a rider.
(c) Alec plans to leave town.
(d) Alec has a new girlfriend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jick compare his job to that of the firefighters?

2. How many fish had the deceased person caught, before he died?

3. Who takes over the Reese Ranch when Pete decides to sell?

4. How does Mac sardonically describe the new firefighting strategy to Wisdom?

5. How does Paul show his trust in Mac and the new firefighting strategy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stanley and Jick notice about the grassy slope opposite to the fire, when they hike over?

2. In the final scene of "English Creek," when Jick tells Stanley he's sorry about the way things went after the Phantom Woman fire, how does Stanley respond?

3. What, as revealed in Part 4, becomes of Jick's brother, Alec?

4. What was the early relationship between Stanley and Mac, as revealed near the end of Part 3?

5. How does Stanley convince Mac to give him a private audience, when Mac is trying to strategize with Paul and the fire foremen?

6. Briefly describe Pete's strategy in getting rid of the incompetent Good Help without firing him.

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

8. 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?

9. How does Jick describe the avalanche of fire that fills the gulch, and why is the event significant?

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

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