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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?
(a) By breaking out windows to get oxygen in.
(b) By using oxygen tanks.
(c) By first clearing out some of the smoke.
(d) By crawling on their stomachs to reach the oxygen at floor level.

2. What was the average daily number of false alarms in New York City during the time period covered by the book?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 147.
(d) 250.

3. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) By writing daily.
(b) By simply relying on his memory.
(c) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(d) By dictating into a tape recorder.

4. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.
(b) Computers can be used to reduce response times.
(c) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.
(d) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.

5. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He suffered a heart attack.
(b) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.
(c) He fell off the fire truck as it rounded a corner and died from his injuries.
(d) He was badly burned in a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?

2. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?

3. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?

4. How did the firefighters save the life of the overdose victim on Hoe Avenue?

5. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?

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