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

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

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

5. What injury is suffered by a firefighter during Jick's first full day at the site?
(a) A broken ankle and leg burns.
(b) Burns on half of his body.
(c) A crushed arm and collarbone.
(d) A cracked skull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Jick take in the firefighting effort?

2. When Jick visits Ray after leaving the forest fire site, what is Ray doing?

3. During Jick's first close-up view of the fire, how does he describe the orange flames?

4. What ultimately becomes of Ray, according to Jick, years later?

5. On the morning when the new firefighting strategy is employed, by what time must Jick and Stanley evacuate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Describe the decorating project Jick undertakes, to keep himself occupied in the heat of August.

6. What is the first breakfast Stanley and Jick prepare for the firefighters?

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

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

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

10. Why is Jick fond of operating the scatter rake?

(see the answer keys)

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