The Big Burn: Part I

Select all that are true about the 25th Infantry of the US Army [Seth's unit]:

• all the soldiers are black

• they were nicknamed "Buffalo Soldiers" by the Native Americans

• their commanding officers were black

• they were highly trained to fight wildfires

Select everything that is true about Celia:

• She won't buy lambs for the homestead

• She wants to make the homestead her permanent home.

• She wants to sell the timber on their homestead.

• She thinks they should not use prescribed fire during the summer.

Type of Conflict: "Samuel could have added, 'Of course, men get lonely, too,' except there was no way he'd admit that to anyone."

• Internal

• External

• Samuel vs. Self

• Samuel vs. Society

Jarrett was fired from his railway job as a spotter because...

• He left his post

• He fell asleep on the job

• He was lazy

• He was incompetent

The number of years difference in age between Celia and Lizbeth

• 6

• 15

• 10

• 12

Samuel left home when Jarrett was...

• 6 years old

• 10 years old

• 12 years old

• 4 years old

"He thought of them as his mountains, feeling their tug someplace deep inside him."

• Samuel's thoughts

• Jarret's thoughts

• Seth's thoughts

At what age did Lizbeth become an orphan?

• 4

• 10

• 12

• 8

Why did Celia leave New England to go west?

• To seek her fortune

• To care for her injured sister

• To fulfill her lifelong dream

• To please her husband

[He] didn't think he was a coward, but how could a person know that for sure until the time came to prove it?"

• Jarrett's thoughts

• Seth's thoughts

• Samuel's thoughts