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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?
(a) An example of the real devil getting away and the children being victimized.
(b) A preventable crime.
(c) An example of ironic justice.
(d) An example of divine justice.

2. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) Do not work for a few weeks.
(b) Do not talk at all.
(c) Get extra sleep.
(d) Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.

3. In Smith's view, what needed to happen before people stopped assaulting firefighters?
(a) They need to do community service projects.
(b) They need to lose custody of their children.
(c) They need to be arrested and jailed.
(d) They need to become educated and rise out of poverty.

4. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?
(a) A man injured in a fight.
(b) A burning store.
(c) A burning car.
(d) A car accident.

5. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?
(a) Burned food on a stove.
(b) Three gas cans, pointing to arson.
(c) Molotov cocktails.
(d) Faulty wiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which magazine asked Smith to write about firefighters?

2. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?

3. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

4. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?

5. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

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