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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Smith drop out of school?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Fourteen.

2. Where was the last false alarm of the day called from, at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Trenton Road.
(b) Manhattan Road.
(c) Boston Road.
(d) Long Island Road.

3. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?
(a) An auto accident.
(b) A malicious false alarm.
(c) A stabbing.
(d) A burning apartment building.

4. What job did Smith take when he quit high school?
(a) Driving a cab.
(b) Delivering food.
(c) Delivering flowers.
(d) Delivering for a Chinese restaurant.

5. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?
(a) The driver; he had been beaten by the angry crowd.
(b) A bystander mistaken for the driver and beaten.
(c) The driver; he sustained the injuries in the accident.
(d) The boy's friend, who was also hit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Smith try to impress people after dropping out of school?

2. What did Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer?

3. On what street did the firefighters respond to a large fire in Chapter 5?

4. Which two companies were prohibited from responding to the same fire under the new plan?

5. What was the average daily number of false alarms in New York City during the time period covered by the book?

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