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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before discovering the culprit, how did Smith describe the fatal fire on Kelly Street?
(a) A simple tragedy.
(b) A case of just desserts.
(c) A tough break.
(d) A case of ironic justice.

2. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?
(a) The death of a firefighter in the line of duty.
(b) A multiple-alarm fire.
(c) A car accident.
(d) Injuries to a firefighter.

3. What did the firefighters discover after the police had left the station in Chapter 6?
(a) A bullet that hit the alarm system.
(b) A bullet lodged in a bulletin board near Smith.
(c) A bullet that had ricocheted and landed on the floor of the fire station.
(d) A bullet lodged in a fire truck.

4. What actor was interviewed in the Playboy issue, read by Smith in Chapter 7?
(a) Marlon Brando.
(b) Donald Sutherland.
(c) Elliott Gould.
(d) Jack Nicholson.

5. What did the woman do to the man whose Intervale Avenue apartment burned in Chapter 7?
(a) She threw a lamp at him.
(b) She went after him with a machete.
(c) She pointed a gun at him.
(d) She went after him with a knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was his wife upset the morning Smith went back to work?

2. How did the firefighters eventually subdue the naked man on Southern Boulevard?

3. Who did the firefighters encounter while bringing the hose up the stairs of the burning apartment building on Fox Street?

4. Why did Smith's mother hide the television under a bedspread?

5. What was the name of the young prostitute who lived in the neighborhood served by Engine Co. 82?

(see the answer key)

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